On Wednesday, July 31, 1996, at 10:50 p.m., Guerra crashed her red Geo Tracker into a light pole on Memorial Drive, south of State St., near the Walgreen’s Drug Store. Investigators found that Guerra had been shot in her left side below her arm. Guerra was unconscious and was alone in the vehicle. She later died at the hospital. Investigators believe Guerra was fleeing from her attacker after she was shot, and crashed her SUV a short distance away from where the shooting took place.