Earlier this year, a chaotic scene was witnessed by several people on a street in San Antonio, Texas.

A fight broke out on a residential street when a woman defended her daughter who was being bullied. The dispute started when the family of her daughter’s school bullies showed up at her home ready to fight.

Ana Blanco, the mother of Ashley Lopez, said that her 11-year-old granddaughter was being bullied by some kids in school and that Lopez, 28, defended her daughter when the bully’s family started a fight on her street.

Lopez, who had five children, was in the middle of an argument that, according to the police, involved at least 30 people shouting, when she started fighting with a woman in the crowd.

Another woman, whom police later identified as 36-year-old Penny Gomez, left in the middle of the ruckus and got into a silver Hyundai Sonata. She allegedly intentionally drove toward Lopez and the woman Lopez was arguing with.

Gomez drove her car directly into the two women, killing Lopez, and injuring the other.

According to the arrest affidavit, at least five witnesses told police they saw Gomez drive straight into the victims.

Lopez’s mother said that witnesses were pounding on Gomez’s car, trying to stop her, and yelling that Lopez was under the car, but Gomez kept going. 

Gomez dragged the two women about 20 to 30 feet and then drove away from the scene.

Witnesses gave police cell phone footage of the attack, which confirmed their statements. Two passengers in Gomez’s car got out of the car and returned to the scene where the victims were lying bleeding. Their statements corroborated those of the other witnesses.

Police arrested Gomez and charged her with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She is currently held on a $251,000 bond at a county jail.

According to the police, further investigations into Gomez revealed she was wanted on unrelated drug possession charges. 

In addition to the murder and assault charges, Gomez will face drug possession charges.