Iluminada Marrero Perdoma, 27, was shot and killed on November 25, 2020, at her southwest Houston apartment complex during a dispute over custody of her elementary-school-aged son. The confrontation involved her ex-husband, Leonardo Llanes, who arrived after discovering she intended to take their son to her apartment. Llanes opened fire; Perdoma locked herself in a bathroom but was shot through the door and died. Her new boyfriend, Ernesto Carlos Aguilar Vasquez, was shot multiple times in the parking lot while attempting to flee.

Llanes was arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of capital murder. Court filings later say he pleaded guilty and received two consecutive life sentences without parole for 30 years. The shooting left the couple’s young son without both parents and prompted renewed attention to domestic violence and the consequences of parental disputes.

Does anyone have information about the family’s whereabouts or knew Iluminada and her son?