Caressa M. Kovalcik, 23, of Windber, Pennsylvania, was shot inside the apartment she shared with her boyfriend on the evening of May 31, 2014. She was more than eight months pregnant and was taken to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown so doctors could perform an emergency Cesarean delivery. Caressa was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

The newborn daughter, reported as Abrianna or Aubreanna, was taken to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and survived until June 20, 2014, when she died from complications related to the shooting and emergency birth. An 11-month-old son was in the apartment and was only several feet away when the gun discharged.

Investigators focused on Denver Roy Alan Blough, the children’s father, who was arrested and initially charged with multiple counts including criminal homicide. Blough said the shooting was accidental, claiming a 20-gauge shotgun discharged after being broken into pieces during an argument. Prosecutors later pursued homicide charges; Blough pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in Caressa’s death and to charges tied to the baby’s death and reckless endangerment of the son, and was sentenced in November 2015.

Did anyone in the Windber or Homer City community know Caressa, her children, or the couple’s routine in the days before May 31, 2014?