On the evening of June 1, 2006, a home invasion on North Hamilton Avenue in Indianapolis ended in a mass killing that left seven members of one family dead. Forty-six-year-old Emma Valdez was among those shot; the victims also included her husband, 56-year-old Alberto Covarrubias, their sons Alberto Covarrubias Jr., 11, and David Covarrubias, 8, adult daughter Flora Albarran, adult son Magno Albarran, and Flora’s 5-year-old son Luis Albarran. The attackers entered intending to rob a safe they believed contained cash and cocaine; the occupants did not have the safe the men sought. All seven were killed with a military-style weapon.

Investigators identified two suspects, Desmond Turner and James Stewart. Stewart was arrested the day after the murders; Turner surrendered two days after the killings following a manhunt. Both men were later convicted on seven counts of felony murder and other charges; Turner received life without parole plus 88 years, and Stewart was sentenced to 425 years. The Hamilton Avenue house where the killings occurred was later demolished.