In the pre-dawn hours of December 23, 2017, gunfire shattered a Tucson home on West Calle Guadalajara. Nineteen-year-old Jasmine Vega, eight months pregnant, was asleep when multiple rounds were fired into the house from outside. Family members found her gravely wounded after she screamed; she was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. Doctors were able to deliver her son, Tadeo, but he suffered severe health complications and died 14 months later. Authorities describe the deaths as connected to the shooting, turning one tragedy into a double homicide.

Numerous bullets pierced the home’s walls and several people were inside at the time, but police have not identified a suspect or a clear motive. It is not known whether Jasmine or someone else in the house was the intended target. No arrests have been announced and the case has gone cold despite a reward and family appeals.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Jasmine, her family, or the neighborhood is urged to come forward.