Vincent Apilado, a 79-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed inside his El Paso home on November 28, 2015. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, finding that Vincent died immediately after a rifle shot to the head. The shooter was his son, 37-year-old Steven Apilado.

Steven told authorities he was sleepwalking when the fatal shot was fired. Prosecutors countered that the rifle used, a Mosin-Nagant, could not be fired repeatedly without reloading, arguing that the weapon’s characteristics and other evidence showed Steven was awake and aware. He had a documented history of violence against family members, including a 2014 assault on his parents for which he was on probation. Police found Steven barricaded in the house and a SWAT team was called; he surrendered after a short negotiation and was arrested.

Vincent’s family and community were left reeling by a killing that raised questions about family violence and mental health. Did anyone in the El Paso area know of tensions or incidents in the family before November 2015?