Martha Mimi Zuniga, 26, was shot in the torso in the early morning hours of February 7, 2021, in the 8200 block of Minors Lane in the Heritage Creek neighborhood of Louisville. First responders found her and she was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead at about 6:45 a.m.

Investigators quickly identified 18-year-old Adam Cortez as Zuniga’s boyfriend and the father of her child. Cortez admitted to shooting Zuniga and was arrested on February 8, 2021; he was charged with murder, with authorities describing the killing as an act of domestic violence. Records show Cortez had been charged in August 2020 with assault and strangulation with Zuniga listed as the victim. He was booked into Louisville Metro Corrections with bond set at $250,000.