On February 6, 2017, 18-year-old Olivia Maria Gonzalez was found at her Hermitage, Pennsylvania residence with multiple gunshot wounds to her head and torso. An autopsy confirmed those injuries caused her death. Gonzalez had been a student at Hickory High School and enrolled in a cyber school. She worked for three years as a server and hostess at La Isla Mexican Restaurant and was remembered as vibrant, free-spirited, and caring, with interests in reading, painting, drawing and the outdoors, especially the ocean.

Police say Gonzalez’s 21-year-old roommate, Dustin Nichols, made a 911 call in which he reportedly admitted to shooting his girlfriend and said he would surrender. Nichols was waiting on the front porch when officers arrived and was taken into custody without incident. He was charged with first-degree and third-degree murder in connection with Olivia Gonzalez’s death. A candlelight vigil was held near the Shenango Dam to honor her memory.

Did anyone in the area know Olivia or have information about what happened that day?