Gladys “Chachi” Reyes was the teenage half-sister of Heriberto Seda. According to the article, Seda was mentally and physically abusive toward her. During a confrontation on June 18, 1996, he drew a weapon and threatened her and her boyfriend; as she tried to flee through the front door, he shot her in the buttocks. Wounded but able to move, she reached a neighbor’s apartment and called police, prompting the standoff that ended in Seda’s arrest. The victims table in the article lists her date as June 11, 1996, with the Gemini sign.
Conflicting accounts
The article’s narrative gives the confrontation date as June 18, 1996, while the victims table lists June 11, 1996.