Gloria Silos Zelaya, a 25-year-old Hispanic woman, was shot and killed on September 24, 2006, in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The shooting took place early on a Sunday morning and was described by investigators as resulting from domestic violence. Her son was also shot in the incident but survived.

Joel Zelaya Rivera, 25, of 235 Adeles Way in the Alpine Woods Mobile Home Park, was taken into custody by the Sheriff’s Department after the shooting and held following the incident. The case occurred amid a reported rise in domestic violence homicides in North Carolina in 2006, prompting calls for stronger protections for victims.

If anyone knew Gloria or has information about the events that night, please come forward to help her family and investigators.