Hispanic mother and her 5-year-old daughter found dead in Illinois

• Beatrice Zúñiga found dead after shooting
• The Hispanic woman was with her five-year-old daughter
• The shooting occurred during a celebration

On Friday, October 11, around 11 p.m., Beatrice Zúñiga, a 35-year-old Latina mother, was found with a gunshot wound to her stomach.

This took place in an apartment in Maywood, Illinois, while she was with her five-year-old daughter, who witnessed the tragic incident, according to Telehit.

According to the police report, the shooting occurred during a party at the apartment located at 826 South 17th Avenue.

Authorities confirmed that Zúñiga’s daughter witnessed the incident, though the exact details of how the events unfolded are still unclear.

BEATRICE ZÚÑIGA FOUND DEAD

Marissa, another of the victim’s daughters, said, “They just said they found her in an apartment lying on the stairs and that she had a gunshot wound in her stomach.”

The Cook County Medical Examiner confirmed that Zúñiga had been shot in the abdomen and ruled her death as a homicide.

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This tragic event occurred just three days after Beatrice Zúñiga’s youngest daughter’s birthday, and according to authorities, the child witnessed her mother’s murder.

Zúñiga’s sister commented, “She was with her daughter in the hands of friends she trusted, and apparently something triggered the shooting… But the only one who knows exactly what happened is her little girl.”

How did the incident occur?

Despite the tragedy, the family decided to celebrate the young girl’s birthday, with her blowing out the candles on her cake without her mother’s presence. TO VIEW THE GOFUNDME, CLICK HERE.

Family and friends of Beatrice Zúñiga gathered the following Sunday to remember her and pray for her eternal rest, Univision reported.

Gloria Bahena, the victim’s mother, tearfully described her as “a very joyful person who loved her children dearly. I loved her so much, and she knows I always cared for her.”

The investigation into this incident is still ongoing, and authorities are working to clarify the facts and find those responsible for this tragic homicide.