A group of men have been arrested in connection with the murder-for-hire of a Southern California businesswoman, and authorities say the man believed to be the plot’s mastermind is her estranged husband.

Yesenia “Jessica” Torres was gunned down in broad daylight outside a hamburger restaurant she frequented in San Bernardino on Jan. 10.

San Bernardino Police Department officials presented a video of the slaying at a press conference on Tuesday that depicted her and a man exchanging words and getting into a brief physical struggle before the assailant pulled out a gun and opened fire nine times.

Torres, 44, wasn’t fatally shot until she got to the door of the restaurant, authorities said.

At Tuesday’s news conference, SBPD Detective Dominick Martinez stated that the department’s investigation revealed that the five suspects involved in Torres’ murder are all connected to her estranged husband, Sergio Reveles, 53, and businesses the couple co-owned, namely a pallet company in San Bernardino.

The plot stemmed from what authorities called an “ugly” multi-year divorce between Reveles and Torres and was amplified by the millions of dollars in assets the two shared across Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

“There is evidence to show that the suspects did stalk the victim for several months before the murder,” Detective Martinez said.

Following up on leads, it was determined that one of the suspects – 37-year-old Reynaldo Ruelas – was the brother of another suspect – 54-year-old Arnoldo Ruelas – who worked for a third suspect – 42-year-old Juan Perez – who was leasing the pallet company owned by the couple. The fifth suspect was identified as 31-year-old Gerardo Llamas.

A total of seven search warrants were served at residences connected to the suspects that turned up hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, firearms and a change of clothes they allegedly used on the day of the shooting.

According to San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson, each suspect is facing a murder charge with special circumstances, including lying in wait, financial gain and the crime being committed during the commission of a robbery.