On the morning of Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026, 39-year-old Mayra Gonzalez Galvin was found dead inside a home on Cascade Road in Cascade, Virginia. Pittsylvania County deputies responded after a 9-1-1 call routed through neighboring Henry County; investigators arrived around 8:30 a.m. and discovered the body. A young child was inside the residence and was found unharmed; Child Protective Services was notified to arrange care.

Authorities identified a person of interest and issued an all-points bulletin. Officers with the Martinsville Police Department located and stopped the described vehicle; Pittsylvania County investigators took 25-year-old Luis Jaime Ocasio-Padilla into custody. Ocasio-Padilla, who and Galvin shared a child, was charged with first-degree murder, armed burglary with intent to commit a felony, and use of a firearm in the commission of murder, and was held at the Pittsylvania County Jail pending arraignment in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. Officials said the investigation remains ongoing and that no continuing threat to the community was believed to exist.

If anyone knew Mayra or has information about what happened that morning, please share tips with the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.