Nikita Monique Kennedy Nunez, 29, was fatally shot on January 31, 2021, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Described by family as outgoing and devoted to her four children, she was pursuing a career in the dental field. Knoxville police found her inside a vehicle at The Vista at Summit Hill apartment complex off Lula Powell Drive; she was taken to UT Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Witnesses reported that Nikita had been shot multiple times by her husband, Horace Andrew Tyler Nunez, during an argument in front of their children. Horace fled in a grey pickup truck and was later located near Frankfort, Kentucky, after a multi-jurisdictional search and pursuit. He was returned to Knox County to face charges including first-degree murder and reckless endangerment.

What details about the hours before the shooting might help clarify what happened that night to Nikita and her children?