Sofia M. Brisco was 29 when she died after being shot at her East Side apartment in Columbus, Ohio, on February 12, 2015. The shooting took place at the couple’s residence on Shore Boulevard East during an argument with her husband, Bryon Brisco Sr. Sofia was found critically injured and later pronounced dead at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center.

Bryon Brisco Sr., 44 at the time, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder. He said the shooting was accidental, claiming a struggle over a handgun that Sofia had allegedly pointed at him. A jury rejected that account, finding him guilty of murder as well as tampering with evidence and illegal possession of a firearm; in October 2016 he was sentenced to life with no chance of parole for 18 years. Reports describe the couple’s relationship as tumultuous and affected by drug addiction.