Jessica Sciandra, 22, was one of three people killed on December 8, 2017, at the family home on Creekhaven Drive in the Bear Creek Village subdivision of northwest Harris County, Houston. The other victims were her father, John Sciandra, 67, and her boyfriend, Jordan Collier, 25. All three died after a shooter arrived at the home and opened fire with a .50-caliber assault rifle.

The suspect was neighbor Jeffrey Duane Noble, who had dated Jessica previously and who had a criminal record going back to 2002 and documented mental health issues. Noble fled after the killings and was later arrested in Dallas. He was charged with capital murder and ultimately pleaded guilty in exchange for three concurrent 60-year sentences; prosecutors said his mental health history was considered but did not excuse the killings.

The family and neighborhood were left reeling by the loss.