On March 4, 2007, 34-year-old Pascuala Mendez was killed in an arson that destroyed a mobile home on 2nd Avenue in Immokalee, Florida. The fire tore through the residence early in the morning while ten people were sleeping; four people died in the blaze, including Mendez, her daughter Luciana Vasquez, and her young son Rodrigo. Investigators found evidence that someone had attempted to set the same home on fire about a week earlier, indicating the March blaze was deliberately set.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the State Fire Marshal’s Office led the investigation. No suspects have been identified and the State Fire Marshal’s Office has offered a reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. The community and Mendez’s surviving family continue to seek answers and justice.

If anyone has information about the March 4, 2007, fire or the earlier attempt at the same home, please come forward to authorities.