An Indonesian woman living in San Antonio, Texas was killed after her home was wrongly targeted in a drive-by shooting last week.
Local police said 25-year-old Novita Brazil was working on her computer at around 12:30am on Oct. 4 when the shooters fired more than 100 rounds at her home. An Airbnb guest staying at the home received a non-fatal gunshot wound, and has since been discharged from hospital.
According to reports, five teenagers — aged between 14 and 17 — have been arrested in connection with the shooting. The local sheriff said rival gangs “turned a quiet suburban neighborhood into a war zone.”
Indonesia’s Consulate General in Houston said today that efforts are underway to repatriate Novita’s body for her funeral in her hometown of Semarang, Central Java.
Novita’s family told reporters today that they are grieving her loss and have asked for privacy at this moment.
A fundraiser for Novita at Gofundme said that the victim was “kind, selfless, funny, loving, adventurous, and had a heart of gold.” She lived in Texas with her husband of three years, Robert Brazil Jr.
