Surveillance camera captures moment Texas woman is murdered in her driveway
A Texas woman was horrifically murdered in her driveway while setting up a garage sale to raise money for her wedding anniversary - and it was all caught on video.
Elizabeth 'Liz' Barraza, 29, was outside her Tomball home on January 25 when a black pickup truck pulled up and parked across the street.
Surveillance footage captured the suspect, who appears to be a woman dressed in a light colored robe, getting out of the truck and quickly walking toward Barraza's home.
The video shows Barraza appearing to freeze at the sight of the shooter and taking a step back when they approach her, exchanging a few words.
Just eight seconds pass before the suspect lifts their arm and shoots her at point-blank rage, firing three times.
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Elizabeth 'Liz' Barraza, 29, was horrifically murdered in her driveway while setting up for a garage sale to raise money for her wedding anniversary - and it was all caught on video
Barraza, 29, (pictured) died a day after she was shot outside her Tomball home on January 25
Barraza falls to the ground and the suspect steps over her body and fires one more shot.
They are then seen sprinting back to the car and speeding away from the scene.
Neighbors called 911 after they heard the gunshots and Barraza was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she died from her injuries the next day.
'A coward drove up, approached my daughter, and forever changed our lives,' Barraza's father Bob Nuelle said during a press conference.
'An unknown assailant shot and killed an unarmed and defenseless woman in a brutal act that demands justice.'
Surveillance footage captured the suspect, who appears to be a woman dressed in a robe, getting out of the truck and quickly walking toward Barraza (pictured)
Just eight seconds pass before the suspect lifts their arm and shoots her at point-blank rage, shooting her four times before sprinting from the scene
The pickup truck (pictured) was captured on a surveillance camera nearby shortly before Sergio left for work. Investigators believe the shooter may have been waiting for him to leave to make sure Barraza was alone
'We never imagined a life without her. We still can't.'
Barraza's husband Sergio Barraza had just left for work mere minutes before she was murdered.
Surveillance footage shows him leaving the house at 6.48am. The shooter's truck pulled up to the home at 6.52am, according to ABC 13.
Barraza's family said she planned the garage sale to make extra money for a trip she and Sergio were taking for their fifth wedding anniversary.
They were supposed to leave two days after she was murdered.
'I don't understand how someone could do this to her,' Sergio said. 'She didn't deserve to pass away like this.'
Barraza's husband Sergio Barazza (pictured together) had just left for work mere minutes before she was murdered
Barraza's family said she was putting on the garage sale to make some extra money for a trip she and Sergio were taking for their fifth wedding anniversary
'How someone could be so monstrous to commit an act like this, I just really can't understand. I had to trade our fifth anniversary for a funeral.'
'We need justice for Liz. I need justice for Liz. I love you, Liz.'
Authorities said Barraza did not publicize the garage sale and had only put up signs about it around the neighborhood that morning.
The pickup truck was captured on a surveillance camera nearby shortly before Sergio left for work.
Investigators believe the shooter may have been waiting for him to leave to make sure Barraza was alone.
Sergio said he and his wife were active members of Star Wars fan group the 501st Legion and often dressed up in costume to cheer up people in hospitals
Police have identified the pickup truck as an older model, four-door Nissan Frontier. It could have a badge or tag number in the near quarter panel near the tailgate.
No arrests have been made and investigators have not yet determined if the shooter was a man or a woman. The motive for the attack also remains unclear.
'You have my word, we'll do everything possible to bring justice to Elizabeth's killer,' Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said during a press conference. 'Somebody out there knows something.'
Barraza was an avid Star Wars and Harry Potter fan. Her family asked mourners to bring wands and lightsabers to her vigil last week.
'My wife Liz was a beautiful person with the kindest of souls,' Sergio said during a press conference (pictured). 'I'm just so happy that the last words I got to say to my beautiful wife were "I love you"'
Sergio said he and his wife were active members of Star Wars fan group the 501st Legion and often dressed in costumes to cheer up hospital patients.
Barraza died in the very same hospital where she had spent hours bringing smiles to others, according to the Houston Chronicle.
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Share'My wife Liz was a beautiful person with the kindest of souls,' Sergio said. 'I'm just so happy that the last words I got to say to my beautiful wife were "I love you."'
Houston Crime Stoppers and the the 501st Legion are offering a $20,000 reward for information that could lead to an arrest in Barraza's murder.
Anyone with information about the shooter or the pickup truck is urged to call Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
Houston Crime Stoppers and the the 501st Legion are offering a $20,000 reward for information that could lead to an arrest in Barraza's murder
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