On September 17, 2022, 27-year-old Kristin Morales was fatally shot at her home on Bexar Forest Cove in Elgin, Texas. The shooting occurred during a domestic disturbance and left Kristin and a housemate, Randi Mitchell, dead. The Elgin Police Department found the two women at the scene.

Kristin’s husband, retired Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Rito Paul Morales, was the shooter and was shot and killed by a Travis County Sheriff’s deputy at the scene. Court records show Rito had filed for divorce from Kristin just days earlier, citing a conflict of personalities. The Texas Rangers and the Travis County Sheriff’s Office investigated the deaths.

The case record recounts prior domestic violence allegations from Rito’s previous marriages and family members’ concerns that warning signs were not adequately addressed. Kristin’s mother and Randi’s mother have spoken about the families’ devastation and frustration with the system’s response.

Did anyone in the Elgin area know Kristin, Randi, or the family circumstances leading up to September 17, 2022?