Home security cameras positioned outside a residence in Del Rio, Texas, captured the entire horrifying sequence of events on June 25, 2026, when 32-year-old mother of five Caroline Peña was fatally attacked in broad daylight. The footage, which police say shows the complete incident from the moment vehicles arrived until the suspects fled, has become central evidence in the first-degree murder case against 19-year-old Amaya “Cookie” Diaz, her 21-year-old sister Kitty Mia Diaz, and 21-year-old Kyandra Renee Faz. According to court documents,

Caroline arrived at the location in her black Dodge pickup truck. Shortly afterward, the Diaz sisters pulled up in a black Chrysler 300. Amaya exited the pᴀssenger side holding what appeared to be a knife in her right hand and immediately approached Caroline. The video clearly shows her striking the victim in the back multiple times, with blood becoming visible on Caroline’s shirt as she reacted to the ᴀssault. Kitty and Kyandra then joined the attack, physically ᴀssaulting the mother of five before all three women ran from the scene. Caroline, seriously injured, was ᴀssisted by a nephew who drove her to Val Verde Regional Medical Center around 2:10 p.m.

She was later airlifted to a hospital in San Antonio, where she battled for her life for roughly seven hours before pᴀssing away that evening. The clarity of the surveillance video allowed investigators to quickly identify the suspects and piece together exactly what happened in those critical minutes. Police have noted that violent crimes of this nature are rare in the border community of Del Rio, making the public nature of the attack and the detailed recording of it even more shocking to residents.

The footage has also fueled public discussion about the brazenness of the ᴀssault, which occurred in daylight on a street where witnesses were present. As the case moves forward, the video evidence is expected to play a key role in court proceedings, providing an unfiltered look at how a personal dispute escalated into a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly stabbing that left five children without their mother. The images and details from that recording continue to circulate, leaving many who have seen portions of it deeply affected by the sudden and brutal loss of life captured on camera.