On New Year’s Day 2020, 56-year-old grandmother Filomena Vasquez was killed by gunfire at her home on Varnum Street in Hyattsville, Maryland. Around 11:30 p.m., multiple rounds were fired into the house from outside. Officers who arrived found Vasquez with several gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports say she had been reading her Bible in her kitchen when the shooting occurred.

Investigators traced the attack to a dispute that began a week earlier after one of Vasquez’s adult sons sold a used car to 23-year-old Sammie Warren of Bowie. Warren became angry over the vehicle’s condition, demanded a refund, and made threats against the son and his family. On January 1 Warren allegedly returned to the family home and fired into the residence, then fled. A search of Warren’s home turned up a gun; officers say he resisted arrest and was taken into custody after being tackled, sustaining a minor head injury.

A court case is underway stemming from those events. Did anyone in Hyattsville see activity near Varnum Street that night or know more about the dispute between the buyer and the seller?