On September 1, 2023, 51-year-old Christa Vallie-Moreno was fatally shot at a home in Crestview, Florida. Officers from the Crestview Police Department responded about 11:23 p.m. to 820 Moorhen Way after a call from the victim’s former mother-in-law, who said her son had phoned and admitted to shooting Christa. Investigators found Christa’s body inside the residence and detained her ex-husband, 54-year-old Corey Ray Vallie, at the scene.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement assisted at the crime scene. Corey Vallie was arrested and charged with First Degree Premeditated Homicide and Obstructing Justice and was booked into the Okaloosa County Jail without bond. The couple’s divorce was finalized in 2020 and the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the killing is ongoing.

If anyone has information about Christa, the events at 820 Moorhen Way on September 1, 2023, or relevant contacts, please share what is known.