Jessica Ruiz, 20, was killed March 10, 2021, in a quadruple shooting at an apartment complex on Ranchester Drive in southwest Houston. The shooting followed a confrontation between Jessica, her 21-year-old brother Luis Ruiz, three other people, and two men who had been in a gold or brown sedan. The two men left but returned and opened fire, killing Jessica, Luis and 55-year-old Josafat Ocampo Mesa, a relative of the Ruiz siblings. An 18-year-old woman survived and was taken to hospital.

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office charged 22-year-old Roger Salazar with capital murder; authorities said Salazar intentionally and knowingly caused the deaths of Jessica and Luis Ruiz with a firearm. Houston police described the shooting as unprovoked. A surviving sister set up a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral expenses and to honor the siblings who took care of one another.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers.