Kristen L. Tragus, 34, of Lost Creek No. 2 near Morea, Pennsylvania, was one of four people killed during a shooting at 19 Lower Street in the village of Morea on August 15, 2002. She was pronounced dead at 8:20 p.m. at the scene. An obituary notes she was born in Ashland, raised in the Shenandoah Valley area, and worked as a certified nurse’s assistant; she was survived by her mother, sisters, and extended family.

Authorities say Michael Harley Bechtel, the estranged husband of homeowner Raienhna Bechtel, went to the residence that evening and opened fire. Raienhna, her three-year-old son Jacob, and David D. Barkus were also killed. Michael Bechtel shot himself after the killings but survived with serious injuries and was later described as using a wheelchair. He was subject to a protection-from-abuse order at the time.

In January 2004 Bechtel pleaded guilty and received four consecutive life sentences; a 2009 bid to withdraw the plea as based on ineffective counsel was denied.