Karen Williams was 33 when she was killed at her Spring Creek, Nevada, home on the evening of January 11, 2018. A White/Caucasian woman and a miner at Newmont Gold Mines, she had recently moved into a new house and was described as a mother of four.

Elko County deputies responded about 8:45 p.m. to a domestic dispute. Karen’s sister let deputies into the home; deputies heard arguing from a bedroom and, upon opening the door, saw Karen’s estranged husband, 31-year-old Jared S.R. Williams, fatally shoot her. Deputies then shot and killed Jared. The four children who were in the home that night were placed in the care of their aunt.

The case raises questions about what led to the confrontation that night and how the children have been supported since; anyone who knew Karen or has information about the incident is asked to come forward.