A family cookout in Saginaw on the night of June 5, 2022, ended in deadly gunfire that killed 24-year-old Laura Buendia, her nephew Mariano Escareño, and her cousin Rafael Campos. Laura was six months pregnant; she was taken to a hospital where she died of multiple gunshot wounds. Doctors delivered her unborn daughter, Rosalina, who survived and later was discharged into the care of her grandparents and her father, Joshua Tello, after several months in the hospital.

Witnesses say 51-year-old Juan M. Mireles arrived at the home on South 11th Street uninvited after an argument involving his sister and another woman. Confrontation led to a violent exchange of gunfire in which the three family members were killed. Mireles was arrested in October 2022 and initially charged with three counts of open murder and felony firearm possession; he later pleaded no contest to lesser charges and received a recommended prison term and a sentencing range that was imposed.

Does anyone who attended that gathering or knew the victims have memories or details that could shed light on what started the confrontation?