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Iris Sanchez, 38, was shot in her Camden home on April 1, 2016. Police were called to the 1100 block of North 18th Street about 5:30 p.m. and found Sanchez with a single gunshot wound to the chest. She was taken to Cooper University Hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Authorities identified her 22-year-old son, Pedro Mercado, as the alleged gunman. A relative described their relationship as rocky. Mercado fled the scene but was located and arrested by officers near Haddon and Benson Streets about 8:00 p.m. the same evening. A Camden County grand jury later indicted him on murder, two weapons counts and an aggravated assault charge, and the case was referred to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.

What readers who knew Iris or the family remember about her life or the events that day could help shed light on this case?