Ofelia Velazquez de Casillas, 68, was shot and killed on November 18, 2022, in Moreno Valley, California, after a child custody exchange. Ofelia and her daughter Esmeralda Casillas had just completed handing over Esmeralda’s seven-year-old twin boys when Esmeralda’s ex-partner, Salvador Velasquez Jr., returned to the vehicle and fatally shot both women. Both victims were found with gunshot wounds, taken to a hospital, and later died of their injuries.

Salvador Velasquez Jr., 39, was arrested at his home in Coachella the next day and charged with two counts of murder; he was held without bail and arraigned on first-degree murder charges with proceedings scheduled to continue in December 2022. The twins were located safe at his residence. Reports link the shooting to the ongoing custody dispute.

What information do readers have about the victims or the custody exchange that could help clarify what happened that day?