Michelle Hernandez, 45, of Corpus Christi was fatally shot on June 11, 2020 at the Woodlawn Apartments on Up River Road. The shooting occurred just after 8 p.m. following a disturbance with her neighbor, 32-year-old John Pena. Hernandez died of a gunshot wound to the chest.

John Pena was arrested and charged with murder; bond was set at $1 million. Investigators determined the disturbance escalated and that Pena was responsible for Hernandez’s death. The case drew attention locally as a tragic example of a neighborhood dispute turning deadly.

If anyone saw the disturbance at Woodlawn Apartments on the evening of June 11, 2020 or has information about what led up to the shooting, please share what is known.