Estela was shot and killed by her boyfriend inside her home. Her child made the 911 call.

Officers arrived to find the suspect standing in the driveway. Inside, they discovered Estela lying on the basement floor near a door with a gunshot wound to the right side of her chest. She died later in hospital.

Estela, originally from Guatemala, was the mother of three children. The children were inside the home at the time of the shooting but were not physically harmed.

AGE: 35
LOCATION: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
CAUSE OF DEATH: Shot
DATE OF DEATH: February 5, 2025
SUSPECT: Robert Chaplin (34)
RELATIONSHIP TO VICTIM: Boyfriend
STATUS: Charged with criminal homicide