Yvette Smith, 47, was shot and killed on February 16, 2014, in Bastrop, Texas. When Bastrop County sheriff’s deputies arrived, they asked Smith to open the front door; she was shot in the head and abdomen almost immediately after she complied. Deputy Daniel Willis fired the shots with his personal AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.

Officers initially reported Smith was armed and had threatened them, but that claim was later recanted when no weapon was found in the home. Willis was charged with murder; the first trial ended in a mistrial, and a second trial on April 7, 2016 resulted in an acquittal by District Judge Albert McCaig. The case prompted allegations of tampering with Willis’ training records and disclosures that he had previously been rejected by other agencies, including an Austin Police Department psychological exam failure. Smith’s family sued Bastrop County and Sheriff Terry Pickering for negligent hiring and later received a $1.2 million settlement.

Anyone who knew Yvette Smith or was in that neighborhood in Bastrop around February 16, 2014, is asked to share what they remember about the incident or Smith herself.