Gabriela Pitones was a 16-year-old student at Burges High School and a member of the wrestling team when she was shot and killed on March 22, 2017, in El Paso, Texas. The gunshot struck her in the chest while she was handling a stolen handgun with an 18-year-old, Victory Uitime Lago. According to Lago’s account, the firearm discharged when he tried to take it from Pitones. She was taken to University Medical Center of El Paso, where she was pronounced dead.

El Paso Police initially did not classify the death as a homicide, but after further investigation Lago was charged with Criminal Negligent Homicide. He was already in custody on an unrelated aggravated robbery charge and was re-booked on the additional count, held on a $200,000 bond. Gabriela’s mother, Denise Ochoa, criticized the pace of information from law enforcement and raised questions about what happened before the shooting. Police said Lago’s booking photo was not released and that further charges might be possible.

Does anyone have information about Gabriela’s last known movements or about the circumstances in which the stolen handgun changed hands?