This girl’s life was looking up. Then a shooter came to her motel door.

For the past half-year, they were living at the Pompano Beach Travelodge. There, Cabrera-Espaillat had shared a bed with her twin, Aliza. And her mom and stepdad were just an arm’s reach away. “She used to tell me it stressed her out,” Colon said of her sister’s worries. She said her family would frequently hear gunfire around the motel.