Yesenia Gutierrez, a 31-year-old Hispanic woman, was shot and killed on May 18, 2018, in her Fort Worth apartment while trying to protect her three-year-old son from two armed teenage intruders. The boys, 13 and 14, forced entry intending to steal a phone and a video game device. Gutierrez fought to keep them out of the child’s room and was shot in the back of the head; her husband, Carlos Landa, found her in a pool of blood after returning from work.

Surveillance footage and witness statements led to the arrests of the suspects, who were identified as members of a local gang. The 13-year-old said he kicked in the door and demanded the phone and claimed membership in the 300 Crip Mafia; the 14-year-old allegedly fired the fatal shot and was later tried as an adult. Robbery and gang units were among the agencies involved as investigators examined possible links to other neighborhood crimes.

The family and community expressed grief and outrage after the killing. Does anyone have information about the break-in or the suspects that could help clarify events that night?