Diocelina Duarte-Diaz, a 36-year-old Hispanic woman, was fatally shot on December 6, 2015, at her home in the 100 block of Scrappers Cove in Del Valle, Texas. The shooting took place during a heated domestic dispute with her estranged husband, Antonio Diaz-Jaimes. Duarte-Diaz was found unresponsive on the driveway of the residence.

Antonio Diaz-Jaimes, 50 at the time, was arrested and charged with murder. Court documents say the couple were in the midst of a divorce and that Diaz-Jaimes had called his wife and daughter for a ride after getting a flat tire; when they arrived a confrontation occurred, Diaz-Jaimes retrieved a gun and shot Duarte-Diaz. Their son Christian Diaz reportedly attacked his father with the gun, inflicting severe head trauma; Diaz-Jaimes was treated at University Medical Center Brackenridge in Austin and later booked into the Bastrop County Jail with bail set at $1 million.

The family’s loss underscores the lethal consequences of domestic violence. If anyone knew Diocelina, Antonio, or Christian or has information about the events that night, please come forward.