In the early morning hours of June 30, 2022, a resident of the Grassy Meadows neighborhood in Sevierville, Tennessee, reported hearing a gunshot around 2:20 a.m. Officers canvassing the area interviewed two people but initially found nothing amiss. Hours later, concern grew when 38-year-old Gladys Gutierrez did not report to work; a co-worker checked her home on Grassy Meadows Lane and called police.

When officers entered the residence they found Gladys Gutierrez deceased. The scene indicated a homicide. Several children and another adult were in the home at the time. Investigators identified a person of interest as Gladys’s 40-year-old boyfriend, Luis Mora. Knoxville police later located Mora near Ray Mears Boulevard; he was taken into custody without incident and brought to Sevierville for questioning.

Following that interrogation, Luis Mora was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. The investigation is ongoing. If anyone knew Gladys, her movements that night, or saw anything in the Grassy Meadows area around 2:20 a.m., please share what you know.