On October 13, 2019 Jesse Anthony Rodriguez, 24, was found dead from a gunshot wound in the family’s mobile home in Conover, North Carolina. His mother, Brandi Amber Rodriguez, 42, was also found deceased from a gunshot wound at the same residence. A witness who lived at the home alerted the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office late that night.

Authorities say 27-year-old Gonzalo Salinas-Cisneros shot both victims. A 9 millimeter handgun was recovered at the scene and ballistics testing matched the projectiles recovered from the victims to that firearm. Salinas-Cisneros admitted to shooting the two and was charged with two counts of second-degree murder.

The family continues to grieve after this double killing. If anyone knew Jesse or Brandi, or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.