Kimberly Robinson was a 28-year-old mother of five who was killed in her apartment in Houston in the early hours of Friday, July 17, 2020. She was asleep in bed with her 4-year-old daughter when her ex-boyfriend, 24-year-old Cedgadrick Ardarius Harris, kicked in the front door and, police say, went to the bedroom and shot Robinson multiple times. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 4-year-old was struck in the face by a bullet or shrapnel and taken to Texas Children’s Hospital; she was conscious and breathing and expected to survive. Four other children under 10 were in the apartment downstairs and were not physically harmed. After the shooting the 10-year-old called relatives and all the children were placed with family members.

Investigators identified Harris as the suspect. Court records cited a prior domestic violence history: Robinson had pressed an assault charge in November 2019 and a protective order was issued; Harris had been released on bond for that case and on bond again in April 2020, and was released in May 2020 after an unrelated arrest. Harris was charged with capital murder on July 20, 2020, and surrendered that evening.

Does anyone have information about Kimberly, the children, or the events that night?