On August 5, 2023, 20-year-old Jennifer Beltran-Galassi was found in a vehicle in Sun Valley, Nevada, with a gunshot wound to the head and died at the scene. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported shooting and investigators later identified 21-year-old Esteban Garcia as the primary suspect. Beltran-Galassi and Garcia had a domestic relationship and shared a minor child; detectives arrested Garcia on August 6, 2023, in connection with the homicide.

It was later reported that Garcia had been released from custody just days before the shooting after serving a two-day sentence for a domestic violence charge. The case highlights issues around gun violence and domestic abuse and has been memorialized in the National Gun Violence Memorial.

If anyone knew Jennifer or has information about what happened that day, please come forward to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.