Iris Valentina Teruel-Pineda, a 22-year-old woman of Honduran ethnicity, was shot and killed on September 7, 2016, in southwest Houston while preparing to leave for work. She was in the driveway of her home with a co-worker when a male suspect approached from behind wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, walked up to the driver’s side window and shot her multiple times. The co-worker was unharmed.

Iris, originally from Ceguaca, Santa Bárbara, Honduras, had been living in the United States for several years and was supporting her family back home. She left behind two children who are now being cared for by relatives. The Houston Police Department investigated but no arrests have been announced and the suspect’s identity and whereabouts remain unknown.

If anyone has information about this shooting or recognizes the description of the suspect, please contact the HPD Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers.