On the evening of March 21, 2019, 28-year-old Paige Lane Gomer of Hinton was shot and killed while riding as a front-seat passenger on a rural road near Highway 37 and Karnes Road in Canadian County, Oklahoma. Authorities were called between 7 and 8 p.m.; Gomer suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. The incident was initially reported as a shootout between two vehicles before investigators treated it as a homicide.

Police arrested 33-year-old Ramon Hector Martine Ontiveros the same evening around 9 p.m. after he fled the scene. During transport to the Canadian County Jail he reportedly admitted to firing the weapon; he was charged with first-degree murder and held without bond. Investigators say Ontiveros ambushed the vehicle and opened fire with an AR-15, striking the rear windshield. They believe the gunfire was aimed at another occupant, German Zamarripa, following an alleged insult to Ontiveros’s wife, and that Gomer was caught in the line of fire. ICE placed a detainer on Ontiveros.

Gomer is remembered by friends and family as a vibrant member of the Hinton community and a devoted mother to her young daughter. Does anyone have information about the events that evening or the people involved?