Kristy Helmert, 36, was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a car on the 6400 block of Erdman Avenue in Baltimore on June 12, 2022. The initial 911 call was placed around 9:30 p.m. by a man who identified himself as her fiancé, 43-year-old George Kuhn, and who told the dispatcher he had shot his fiancée during a domestic dispute. Police pronounced Helmert dead at the scene and Kuhn was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder and firearms offenses.

Social media posts showed the couple publicly engaged and appearing affectionate, including an engagement announcement from January 2022 and an October 2021 post about working through ups and downs. The case’s timeline included a period in which Kuhn was found incompetent to stand trial; competency was later restored. The defense raised medical and intoxication issues, while prosecutors played the 911 call and arrest body-camera audio to jurors. The jury acquitted Kuhn of first-degree murder, did not reach a verdict on the firearm-in-a-violent-felony count, and convicted him of felon in possession of a firearm. At sentencing, Helmert’s family delivered emotional victim impact statements remembering her as a loving mother and daughter.

Does anyone have information about Helmert’s final hours or the circumstances on Erdman Avenue that night?