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Monica Valdez, a 33-year-old Hispanic woman from Oklahoma City, was killed during a pre-dawn shooting at a small house on North Woodward Avenue on April 1, 2017. Neighbors near Northwest 10th Street and May Avenue reported hearing raised voices and then a few loud gunshots; officers arriving about 5:30 a.m. found five people shot. Monica was pronounced dead at the scene and four others were taken to area hospitals.

Investigators say the gathering turned violent after an argument inside the home. Police identified 28-year-old Jessica Madbull as a person who armed herself and opened fire; Madbull was arrested at the scene and booked on murder charges. Another victim, 22-year-old Wendy Cortez-Paiz, later died of her injuries, making the incident a double homicide; three additional victims survived and were released from the hospital. Monica is remembered in online memorials as a stepmother who left children grieving.

Did anyone in the neighborhood or who knew Monica attend that gathering and have details that could help clarify what sparked the fight?