Alexandra Winfree, 21, of Corpus Christi, Texas, was shot and killed on December 29, 2018. She worked as an emergency room nurse and was a student with a 4.0 GPA who hoped to become a doctor; friends and family remember her as determined and ambitious and say her death left a deep impact.

The shooting occurred at her boyfriend’s Homecrest Street home. The shooter was Thelma Villarreal, identified as the boyfriend’s ex-wife. Villarreal said she acted in self-defense; she was arrested the same day and charged with murder. The case went to trial in December 2022, and after a few hours of deliberation the jury found Villarreal not guilty of murder, a verdict that drew mixed reactions from the community and Alexandra’s loved ones.

What details about the night of December 29, 2018 might help clarify what happened, and did anyone witness events at the Homecrest Street residence?