Kristi Marie Spurlock, 30, was shot to death Wednesday, January 11, 2017, in Springfield, Missouri. Family members described her death as quick and unnecessary and remembered her as loving and giving; she was a graduate of Ozark High School.

Kristi’s mother, Elizabeth Spurlock, became concerned when she could not reach her daughter and eventually spoke by phone with Kristi’s boyfriend, Shawn Aaron Turner. Turner told her he was sorry and that he had killed Kristi, then disconnected. Police established a perimeter at the home; Turner, then 39, exited and was taken into custody with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head and was transported to a hospital. Officers located Kristi deceased on a bedroom floor and a handgun inside the residence.

Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Patterson charged Turner with second-degree murder. The probable cause statement notes Turner’s prior felony convictions in Texas for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and assault of a public servant, and alleges Kristi was shot multiple times before Turner turned the gun on himself; Turner told authorities he had blanked out and was unsure how long Kristi had been deceased.

Did anyone who knew Kristi or her circle have details about her last days or the relationship with Turner?