On the late afternoon of April 30, 2014, an apartment on Springwood Road in Hot Springs, Arkansas, became the scene of a deadly attack. Mayela Mata, 26 and born in Mexico, was at home with her fiancé, Terrence Scott, their 20-month-old daughter, and a friend, Antouin Bond when two masked men came to the door around 5:00 p.m. One man forced his way inside and opened fire with two guns, one fitted with an extended clip. Mayela was struck and later died of her wounds. Her daughter and Antouin Bond were critically wounded; both survived.

Investigators later identified Steven Swanigan as the shooter; he was taken into custody on May 7, 2014, and charged with capital murder. Court records from Swanigan’s trial show convictions for first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree battery, and an aggregate sentence of 720 months in prison. A second suspect, 24-year-old Benjamin M. Pitts, was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal attempt at capital murder and aggravated residential burglary.

If anyone knew Mayela or has information about the attack that has not been shared with authorities, please come forward.