A fatal shooting in Tolleson, Arizona, left 55-year-old Maria Castillo dead in a southwestern city home on an early Wednesday morning in August 2017. Another woman in the residence was critically wounded; her name was not released. Three children, aged about 10 to 14, were in the home during the shooting and escaped without physical injury but faced the trauma of the event.

Police named 44-year-old Jorge Luis Valerio as the primary suspect and said he was believed to be in a relationship with one of the two women who were shot. A search for Valerio was launched by the Phoenix police. The motive for the attack was not stated.

If anyone who lived in Tolleson then or who knew Maria Castillo or the people involved has information that could help, please come forward.