REMEMBER Beatriz
Beatriz Araujo
42 YEARS OLD ·
Lakeland,
Florida
Beatriz Araujo was 42 years old when she died following a domestic violence shooting in Lakeland, Florida. Born in Guerrero, Mexico, she was the mother of three children: Joan, Diana, and Rebecca Araujo. Beatriz was critically injured on October 31, 2018, and died the following day. Her family established an online memorial through Hopewell Funeral Home, providing a place for loved ones to share memories and honor her life.
Beatriz Araujo was born on July 30, 1976, in Guerrero, Mexico. She later lived in Lakeland, Florida, where she raised her family.
She was the mother of three children, Joan Araujo, Diana Araujo, and Rebecca Araujo. Her obituary also identifies her father as Rafael Araujo.
Beatriz died on November 1, 2018, at age 42. Her family created a memorial page through Hopewell Funeral Home to preserve memories and tributes from those who knew her.
THE RECORD
On October 31, 2018, at approximately 5:44 p.m., Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a domestic violence shooting at a residence on 10th Street West in Lakeland.
Investigators determined that Antero Araujo Quintana fatally shot his wife, Beatriz Araujo, before shooting himself.
Deputies found Beatriz critically injured in the kitchen with gunshot wounds to her abdomen and head. She was transported to Lakeland Regional Health Center, where she died on November 1, 2018. Araujo Quintana was pronounced dead at the residence.
The couple's 21-year-old son witnessed the shooting. Their two other children were waiting in the family truck while their parents argued and did not witness the gunfire.
Investigators identified the firearm as a .380-caliber handgun.
RELATIONSHIP CONTEXT
Husband
Beatriz was married to Antero Araujo Quintana, 40. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the couple had been arguing for several days before the shooting.
On October 31, 2018, they were preparing to take their children trick-or-treating when another argument occurred inside their Lakeland residence. Their adult son witnessed the fatal shooting.
CHILDREN / ADDITIONAL VICTIMS
CHILDREN PRESENT — DOCUMENTED YES
PATTERNS DOCUMENTED IN AVAILABLE RECORDS
These indicators reflect what could be established from available sources. Absence from this list does not establish that a behavior did not occur.
LEGAL / SYSTEM RESPONSE
The Polk County Sheriff's Office investigated the incident as a domestic violence homicide followed by the perpetrator's suicide.
Deputies responded on October 31, 2018, and identified Antero Araujo Quintana as the person responsible for shooting Beatriz before fatally shooting himself.
Because Araujo Quintana died at the scene, no criminal prosecution followed.
The reviewed sources do not establish prior IPV-related arrests, protective orders, or law-enforcement intervention involving the couple before the homicide.
SOURCES
Polk County Sheriff's Office investigating murder-suicide in Lakeland
Polk County Sheriff's Office
INFORMATION LIMITATIONS
Available reporting establishes the couple's marriage, an argument preceding the homicide, the circumstances of the fatal shooting, and the presence of their children. It does not establish prior physical IPV, separation, stalking, threats, protective orders, or other documented pre-homicide risk indicators. These circumstances remain unknown rather than absent.
TRANSPARENCY / RECORD NOTE
The Polk County Sheriff's Office identified Antero Araujo Quintana as the person responsible for fatally shooting his wife, Beatriz Araujo, on October 31, 2018. Beatriz died at the hospital the following day. The shooting was witnessed by their adult son, while two other children waited outside. Araujo Quintana died by suicide at the scene, and no criminal prosecution followed
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