PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Police say a woman suspected of shooting and killing her 8-year-old daughter and stepfather overnight at an apartment complex in Port St. Lucie, Florida, is now under arrest.
The police department confirms 28-year-old Alyssa Marie Torres was located by detectives around 10:30 a.m. Monday and taken into custody.
A news conference about the case is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Port. St. Lucie Police Department headquarters.
According to investigators, at 12:30 a.m. police responded to the Waterleaf Townhomes Apartments for reports of a shooting involving two fatalities.
Police said Torres shot and killed her stepfather, believed to be in his early 50s, as well as her own 8-year-old daughter. Family members confirm the little girl is 7-year-old Amarilyss Martinez.
St. Lucie County Fire Rescue also transported Torres' mother to a nearby hospital with non life threatening injuries. Police said Torres' mother was not shot.
Detectives are investigating the circumstances of the double homicide, and at this time the motive remains a mystery.
Senior Sgt. Lisa Carrasquillo said police don't believe Torres lived at the apartment where the shooting occurred.
The name of the stepfather who was killed has not been released.
