REMEMBER Natalia
PHOTOGRAPH NOT AVAILABLE
Natalia Trejo
17 YEARS OLD ·
Immokalee,
Florida
Natalia Trejo was 17 years old and a student at Immokalee High School. Her death affected not only her family and friends but the wider Immokalee school community, where grief counselors were made available to students and faculty following the deaths
Natalia was a teenager living in Immokalee, Florida, and attending Immokalee High School. Public reporting about her life is limited, but her death was deeply felt within the school community. District officials described students as subdued as they processed the deaths, and counselors met individually and in small groups with students who were grieving.
THE RECORD
On December 12, 2012, Natalia and Deleon were inside the Immokalee home where they had been living when an argument occurred. Deleon’s grandmother left to get his mother and returned with her shortly afterward. Natalia and Deleon were found inside a rear bedroom with gunshot wounds to their heads. A firearm was found between Deleon’s legs. Collier County detectives characterized the deaths as a probable murder-suicide, and incident reports identified the killings as domestic violence.
RELATIONSHIP CONTEXT
Boyfriend
Natalia and Coby Deleon had been living together as a couple for approximately one year. Deleon’s social-media account described the couple as married, although the Naples Daily News reported that a legal marriage could not be confirmed through court records. On the night of Natalia’s death, Deleon’s grandmother witnessed the couple arguing and left the residence to get Deleon’s mother. The local school superintendent subsequently stated that Natalia had been attempting to end the relationship and that Deleon did not accept the breakup.
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
Deleon’s mother called 911 after she and Deleon’s grandmother returned to the residence and discovered Natalia and Deleon. Collier County detectives investigated the deaths as a probable murder-suicide, and law-enforcement reports classified the incident as domestic violence. Because Deleon died at the scene, there was no criminal prosecution.
INFORMATION LIMITATIONS
Available reporting provides limited biographical information about Natalia beyond her age, school, relationship, and death. No reliable evidence of prior IPV, protective orders, previous system contact, stalking, strangulation, prior threats, coercive control, or escalating violence was established in the source reviewed.
TRANSPARENCY / RECORD NOTE
Contemporary reporting identified Natalia’s death as a domestic-violence homicide and reported that she had been attempting to end her relationship with Deleon. Although Deleon’s social-media account described the couple as married, reporters could not confirm a legal marriage through court records.
REMEMBER Natalia.
Every statistic had a name. Every name had a life.
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services. Quick Exit leaves the current page but does not erase browser history.
REMEMBER • RECOGNIZE • BREAK