Lucero Sosa Capote was 29 when she was killed during a pre-dawn home invasion on July 12, 2019, at her Tower Court residence in Monroe, North Carolina. Reports say two masked men forced entry about 4:40 a.m.; Lucero was shot and killed while trying to protect her five children. Two of the children suffered injuries in the incident.

Authorities identified and arrested two suspects: 25-year-old Byron Watkins and 19-year-old Antwan David Sturdivant, who faced charges including first-degree murder, first-degree burglary and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Watkins was taken into custody in Lexington County, South Carolina, after a standoff; Sturdivant surrendered to Monroe police. A third person, 30-year-old Kristen Chambers, was arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary and accessory after the fact to first-degree murder and was held on a $500,000 bond.

Lucero was born in Guerrero, Mexico, came to the United States at age six, and was remembered as a devoted mother, wife, daughter and sister. Does anyone have information about that night or knew Lucero and her family?