A young mother has been shot dead outside a children's hospital and her eight-year-old daughter witnessed the ordeal.
Kenia Osoria, 32, was reportedly trying to end things with her lover while parked outside Texas Children's Hospital in the US she was visiting with her daughter.
Her unnamed boyfriend took out his gun and allegedly shot Ms Osoria and then himself in front of the young girl.
She was rushed inside Texas Children's Hospital West Campus in Katy City, Texas, on Sunday but despite doctors doing everything they could, they were unable to save her.
The police said the suspect is believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The daughter was thankfully physically unharmed in the shooting but now lives with witnessing his mother's murder for the rest of her life.
Police assistant chief Ban Tien said: "I can only imagine what the kid is going through."
The victim's brother Carlos Rivera said the child is currently staying with him and her father.
He added: "Everything happened in front of my niece. I'm sure it's hard for her to deal with that. From my point, only God knows why these things happen, even though we're hurting emotionally now."
He hailed his sister as an incredibly hard-working mother: "She was a very nice person. Fun to be around. She didn't care what people [thought] about her. She would be her own. She was outgoing, loving, caring."
Mr Rivera also advised others to live life to the fullest: "Be closer to your loved ones and take advantage of every minute you get with them because you never know when it's going to be the last time you see them."
The family said that Ms Osoria was in the process of divorcing her husband, who she shared two children with.
She started dating another man several months ago but recently decided to reconcile with her husband to keep the family together.
Mr Rivera said: "As far as we know, he pretty much got obsessed because she decided to work things out with her husband and get back together with him."
Wykesha Dixon, deputy director of Bay Area Turning Point said: "During the holidays, we all think 'exciting time, celebrating, family' right?
"However, what we fail to realise for people who are in domestic violence relationships is that additional stress."
Last year, 41 people were killed due to domestic violence during the Christmas period.
Dixon said: "You think it may not be you, these 41 individuals, I'm sure they didn't think it would be them either."
The investigation continues.
