The mum gunned down by her neighbour following a dispute about noise had come to the US for a better life but died desperately trying to protect her children.
A massive manhunt was launched after five people were massacred on Friday night near Cleveland, Texas, with an AR-15 after asking the neighbour to stop shooting his guns so their baby could sleep.
Sonia Guzmán had legally moved to the US six years ago with her young son, Daniel, her mum has revealed.
She married a man, Wilson García, they bought the little house near the town of Cleveland in San Jacinto County, Texas, where she would later be killed and they had two children who survived Friday's horrific shooting.
The mum and her eight-year-old son Daniel were killed in "execution style" killings along with three more members of the same household. The FBI have said the ten living in the house were not all from the same family.
Police have identified the suspect as 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza who has so far managed to avoid the authorities despite at point having him "cornered".
Sonia left the remote village of La Misión in Taulabé, Comayagua, Honduras, to emigrate to the United States. She wanted her son to get a good education and also to send money back to support.
Grandma Doña Francia described to Honduran paper El Heraldo the horrific moment her son called her with the news of her daughter and grandson's death.
He told her: “Mommy, they killed Sonia”
The son, who was at the scene, told the heartbroken Doña he had told eight-year-old "Don't move, Daniel!" as the boy was being treated by the paramedics.
Tragically Daniel died on the way to the hospital.
Sonia was shot to death while trying to shield her other son and daughter with her body.
Three children were rescued from the scene covered in blood but uninjured.
The victims were identified as Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25; Diana Velazquez Alvarado, 21; Julisa Molina Rivera, 31; Jose Jonathan Casarez, 18; and Daniel Enrique Laso Guzman, 8.
Telling the paper about Sonia, mum Doña said: “I didn't have a house and she bought me this little plot to live in and she sent me money to build the house, to install electricity and water, little by little she helped me do everything."
The grieving grandma said she would give it all up just to get her daughter and grandson back.
She has called on authorities to help arrange their bodies be transported to Honduras.
A fundraiser has been set up to support the family.
It is believed the incident started when one of the victims went to suspect Oropeza's home to ask him to stop firing his gun so their baby could sleep.
The suspect responded by allegedly going to their house with an AR-15 and massacring them shortly after 11.30pm on Friday night.
Police have said they have a video taken by one of the people in the house of Oropeza approaching armed with an assault rifle.
A couple and their baby were saved by hiding in a closet with Diana's husband confronting the murderer with a machete to prevent him entering the room where the others cowered, the paper reported.
According to Sheriff Greg Capers all victims were found shot "execution style" inside the family home.
The suspect fled with a massive manhunt launched to track him down.
Investigators found clothes and a phone while combing a rural area that includes dense layers of forest, but tracking dogs lost the scent, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said.
Grim new information has come to light about the suspect including from one neighbour who claimed Oropeza had threatened to kill his dog and even chased it in a truck.
Capers said his deputies had been to Oropeza’s home at least once before and spoken with him about “shooting his gun in the yard.” It was not clear whether any action was taken at the time.
At a news conference Saturday evening, the sheriff said firing a gun on your own property can be illegal, but he did not say whether Oropeza had previously broken the law.
Rene Arevalo Sr., who lives a few houses down, said he heard gunshots around midnight but didn’t think anything of it.
“It’s a normal thing people do around here, especially on Fridays after work,” Mr Arevalo said. “They get home and start drinking in their backyards and shooting out there.”
A few months ago, Mr Arevalo said Oropeza threatened to kill his dog after it got loose in the neighbourhood and chased the pit bull in his truck.
