Rita Joyce Salton, 43, of Houston was shot multiple times and killed on October 6, 2014 as she left her home in the 12200 block of Thicket Green Lane to go to work. Family and friends remembered her as hardworking and well regarded.

Investigators identified her ex-boyfriend, Damon Jonard James, then 41, as the prime suspect. James was arrested the day after the shooting and charged with murder in the 263rd State District Court. He later missed a January 2015 court appearance and went into hiding. In January 2016 U.S. Marshals located him in Columbia, South Carolina; an arrest attempt ended when James exchanged gunfire with the warrant team and was fatally shot.

Rita’s family mourned her loss and the subsequent death of the man accused in her killing. If anyone knew Rita, her routines, or saw activity near Thicket Green Lane around October 6, 2014, please share what can help fill gaps in the timeline.