Claudia Arriaga, 33, was fatally shot in Houston, Texas, on February 10, 2018, at about 2:30 a.m. The shooting happened in front of her three children, ages reported between four and 17. Family and police say the children pleaded with their father to call 911 as they saw blood on Arriaga’s face.

Police reports state her common-law husband, Daniel Martinez, struck Arriaga in the face with a pistol during a heated argument and then shot her. Martinez first told officers the shooting was an accident but later admitted he pulled the trigger; he was arrested at the scene, charged with murder and held in the Houston city jail on $50,000 bond. Investigators say Martinez led police to a ditch where he had discarded the firearm used in the killing.

This case drew attention because the killing occurred in front of the couple’s children and because Martinez’s statements to police changed. Anyone with information about Claudia or the events that night is asked to come forward.