In the early morning hours of May 20, 2026, the quiet of a residential Anaheim neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Inside a home on West Huntington Avenue, a violent domestic dispute tragically ended the life of 48-year-old Ruchunee Jenny Booncompar. A friend described her as a hardworking single mother with a "big heart" who was studying to become a nurse.
Neighbors were startled awake by multiple gunshots, some of which pierced the walls and windows of their homes. One neighbor reported a bullet lodging in the wall right above their headboard. Alarmed, residents called 911 to report the shooting. When Anaheim police officers arrived at the scene around 2:45 a.m., they found a chaotic and dangerous situation. The suspect, later identified as 38-year-old Sir Edward Henee Daniels, the victim's boyfriend, had barricaded himself inside the residence. Five other people were also in the house at the time, hiding in a room to protect themselves.
After a tense 45-minute standoff, during which the nearby 91 Freeway was temporarily closed, Daniels surrendered to police and was taken into custody with what authorities described as a "minor use of force". Upon entering the home, officers discovered Booncompar's body in the garage; she had been shot and killed. A firearm was recovered from the front yard of the property. Daniels was arrested and subsequently charged with murder, with a sentencing enhancement for the discharge of a gun causing death. The case is being treated as a domestic violence homicide, though a specific motive has not yet been released by investigators. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deadly shooting is ongoing.
