Hilda Belloc Aranda, 44, was shot and killed inside her Midland, Texas, home on February 23, 2025. The first 911 call, made at about 9:13 a.m., reported a violent altercation; a subsequent call said the mother had been shot. Officers found Aranda with multiple gunshot wounds and she was taken to Midland Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Authorities say the children in the home witnessed the shooting and provided key details that identified the firearm and the black pickup truck the shooter used to flee. The children also reported their father, Aldo Issac Aranda-Cortez, as the assailant. He was located and arrested in Martin County on February 25, 2025, and booked in the Midland County Central Detention Center on murder charges; an immigration detainer was also placed on him.

A funeral service was held at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church and burial took place at Serenity Memorial Garden Cemetery. Does anyone have information about Hilda, her family, or the events that morning that could help clarify what happened?