NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – Pasco County Deputies are still searching for the suspect who broke into a New Port Richey home in the early morning hours of Nov. 1, 2022, and killed Bethsaida Robles as she lay in bed with her two children.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect, described as an adult male, of heavy build, approximately 5 feet tall and wearing a black skull mask, kicked in the front door of a home on Menifee Court shortly after 12 p.m. :30

A woman sleeping on the sofa in the front room said she woke up when she heard someone knocking on the door a few minutes before the door was kicked in.

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Investigators said the suspect pointed a gun at her before entering the bedroom, where he flipped the light switch to wake up Bethsaida Robles, who was in bed with two children.

“He woke up and saw the suspect pointing a gun at him,” Sheriff Nocco said at the time. “He said, ‘Don’t shoot me.'”

According to PSO, Robles fell out of bed and the suspect fired another shot at him before exiting the home and leaving in an unknown vehicle.

Deputies who arrived at the home said they began helping Robles, but he died after being taken to an area hospital.

“For these little kids, I can imagine they were out trick-or-treating last night. But to be woken up, to have a suspect walk in, turn on the light, and shoot the person in the bed with them is terrifying. That’s the only word I can think of,” Sheriff Nocco said at the time. “We need your help. Let the public know that the suspect knew exactly what he was doing and knew exactly who the targeted person was.”

Authorities do not believe this was a random act because the suspect appeared to know the layout of the house and who the intended victim was since he first pointed a gun at a witness.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to report it to the PSO Crime Tip Line at 1-800-706-2488 or submit tips online at: PascoSheriff.com/tips. Tipsters interested in being eligible for a cash reward are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477) or report anonymously online at: www.crimestopperstb.com. To be eligible for a reward, you must contact Crime Stoppers. See case number 22037978.

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