Elsa Romillia Millie Mikeska, 62, was shot and killed on June 17, 2021, in Houston, Texas. She was arriving for a 5 a.m. exercise class at Life Fit Personal Fitness Studio in southeast Houston when suspects in a white Chevrolet SUV confronted her in the parking lot in what was described as an attempted robbery. Elsa tried to flee but was shot and died at the scene.

Elsa was born December 19, 1958, in Baytown, Texas, and is survived by her husband, Steven Michael Mikeska; daughters Angel Nicole Rocha, Lauren Rene Harrigan, and Harley Rae Mikeska; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was active in her community, enjoyed Houston professional sports, and exercised regularly.

Investigators linked the shooting to a string of attempted robberies in the area and say the suspects had tried to carjack another woman about an hour earlier; that victim escaped when the suspects vehicle broke down. Two juvenile suspects were arrested and charged with murder in connection with Elsa’s death, and a third juvenile was charged in a separate robbery that occurred just before the murder. Was anyone in the area that morning aware of suspicious activity or the white Chevrolet SUV?