On January 13, 2024, four members of the Fullerton family were fatally shot at a home in Richmond, Texas. The victims named in reports were 46-year-old Kacey A. Fullerton, her sister Francia Fullerton, 44, their brother Omar, 43, and an 8-year-old niece, Aniah. Family members had gathered at their mother Hortense Fullerton’s house for a baby shower when Alrick Shawn Barrett, identified as Francia’s estranged husband, arrived claiming he was there to return his child.

According to accounts, Barrett asked to reconcile with Francia; when she refused, he opened fire, killing the four victims. A 13-year-old nephew survived by hiding in a closet with a 7-year-old child and their grandmother. The incident is a stark instance of domestic violence that devastated the family and left survivors in hiding.