On the evening of January 14, 2024, Christina Lynn Artus, 41, and her one-year-old daughter, Kaylee Forcell, were found dead from gunshot wounds to the head at close range in their Gonzales home at Oak Village Mobile Home Park. Deputies from the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 5:30 p.m., and the scene was treated as domestic violence.

Attention quickly turned to Christina’s 39-year-old boyfriend and Kaylee’s father, Kalvin Forcell. Witnesses reported seeing him flee the scene. He abandoned his vehicle at a nearby store and allegedly tried to steal another car; the owner subdued him until deputies arrived. Forcell was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, along with counts including being a felon in possession of a firearm, illegal use of a weapon, theft of a motor vehicle, unauthorized entry into an inhabited dwelling, and simple burglary. He was also facing an outstanding court date from an unrelated 2023 arrest for shooting into an unoccupied vehicle.

Does anyone in the Gonzales area have information about the events that night or knew Christina and Kaylee?