A horrible incident occurred in a Galveston, Texas, hotel where Flor de Maria Pineda reportedly shot her two children, husband, and later committed suicide. It was early Monday morning when the police arrived to investigate the scene at the San Luis hotel.
Flor de Maria Pineda, husband Mauricio Morales, their 10-year-old son Mauricio Jr., and 5-year-old son David, were lifeless on the floor of their room when authorities started investigations. Galveston police Captain, Josh Schirard, reported the family was from Baytown, North Galveston.
The police were called to room 250 on the eighth floor of the hotel when a guest in a nearby room reported popping sounds at around 4:30 in the morning. They entered the bedroom to come across the boys and their dad on a bed with gunshot wounds and Pineda on the floor, also with bullet wounds.
According to Captain Schirard, one of the boys and Pineda were, “unresponsive but still appeared to be alive.” They were taken to the hospital where they passed away.
Even though the motive is still unknown, forensic data indicates that Pineda was the shooter. She apparently used a 9mm handgun which police found next to her body.
Investigators did not find any issue before the family checked in at the hotel on Sunday. The room did not show any signs of struggle either.
“My heart goes out to the rest of their family, their extended family, their community and our community,” said Schirard.
“She was very friendly. She waved at us. Her husband was very friendly. And Daniel and Mauricio would get off their bikes and come hug me,” said neighbor Shirley Davis.
Psychologists confirm that such cases occur more often than we think. Similar is the case of Andrea Yates who drowned her five children in Houston.
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