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Kaitlyn Trammell was 18 when she died after being shot in the head on July 30, 2017, in Bacliff, Texas. She had been watching a movie at her boyfriend’s home when a scene with a gun prompted him, identified as Ornaldo Martinez, to retrieve a firearm and show it to her. The gun discharged with a live round in the chamber; Kaitlyn was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston and pronounced dead the following day.
Martinez was later charged with manslaughter and arrested on August 2, 2017, held on an $80,000 bond. A friend of Martinez, Jared Koehler, was charged with tampering with evidence for allegedly helping dispose of the gun. The case remains under investigation; Kaitlyn’s family and friends have emphasized her kindness and the effect of her loss on her young son, Alexander Trammell-Vela.
Does anyone have information about the night of July 30, 2017, or about witnesses who were at the home that evening?