A 4-year-old girl, Aleena Bermudez, and her 23-year-old mother, Selina Toyos, were found shot to death in their Glendale, Arizona home after a call to dispatchers on June 30, 2019. Officers who entered the residence discovered both victims deceased. The investigation centered on Selina’s boyfriend, Brandon Andres Bautista Torres, who at first said a homeless man had entered and shot them. Torres was later arrested and indicted on two counts of first-degree murder relating to the deaths.

Days before the killings, on June 25, 2019, the Department of Child Safety received a report alleging Torres had neglected and physically abused Aleena and a sibling. DCS opened an investigation and last made contact with the family on June 28, 2019; the report was later classed as unsubstantiated. After the shootings, Aleena’s surviving sibling was placed in DCS custody and moved to a foster home.

Are there readers who remember the family in Glendale or have information about the case that wasn’t reported?