When Lissette returned to her seat, Rafael immediately ordered her to exit the building. Once outside, he began battering her and pushed her into their car, where the beating continued. The time at that point was approximately 2:00 AM. He then drove the car erratically around the city while hitting her for more than two hours. When they arrived home at approximately 4:00 AM, the violence continued. Lissette desperately locked herself in the bathroom and used a cellphone to call her father, Jorge Álvaro Ochoa, who told her he was on his way to her apartment. She warned him that Rafael was armed and was yelling threats about killing himself, her, and her father. At that moment, Rafael knocked the door down and fired his weapon, and the bullet scratched Lissette's armpit.