On the evening of March 25, 2023, 52-year-old Maria Aguilar was shot and killed in her Oklahoma City apartment at the Cornerstone Apartments on the West I-240 Service Road. Police were called about 5:33 p.m.; officers found an adult woman with gunshot wounds and a minor who had witnessed the attack. Witnesses and survivors identified 39-year-old Dario Acebedo, described as Maria’s ex-boyfriend who shared a child with her, as the shooter.

Investigators say Acebedo arrived unannounced to discuss their child, allegedly forced his way inside and an argument escalated to gunfire. Maria Aguilar was killed. Her 23-year-old daughter, Jessica Aguilar, was shot four times and survived. An 11-year-old child was threatened but escaped and called 911. Acebedo remained in the apartment, left only after officers prepared to enter, and was taken into custody with wounds that appeared self-inflicted; he was treated at a hospital and later booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on charges including first-degree murder, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, and possession of a firearm while committing a felony.

If anyone has information about what led to the shooting or saw activity at the Cornerstone Apartments that evening, please share what is known.