Flor de Maria Pineda was a resident of Baytown, Texas. ^{[1] [1]}

Pineda was married to Mauricio Morales. She was the mother of Mauricio Jr. and David. ^{[1] [1]} Her neighbors remember Pineda as being religious, always polite, friendly, helpful and caring. ^{[1] [1]}

On Monday, January 8, 2018, Pineda her husband and two children were found deceased, on the eighth floor of the San Luis Hotel in Galveston, Texas. ^{[1] [1]}

Investigators stated Flor shot her husband, two sons then turned the gun on herself in an apparent murder suicide. ^{[1] [1]}

The Galveston Police Department stated officers were alerted to the sounds of pops coming from the eighth floor at around 4:30 a.m. local time.

When police arrived at the room, the door was dead-bolted from the inside and they heard faint moaning.

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Once the officers gained entry they found Mauricio and his two sons lying in bed, all with gunshot wounds. Flor was found on the floor with a gunshot wound to the head. ^{[1] [1]}

The motive for the killings is unknown.

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