Isabella Cimetta, 19, of Spring, Texas, died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen on October 25, 2020, while camping at the Texas Renaissance Festival in Plantersville. The shooting occurred about 2:40 a.m. after a physical altercation between Isabella and a man named Mitchell Heasley. An acquaintance of Isabella’s, Sean Campbell, allegedly pointed a Sig Sauer 9mm at Heasley; Heasley tried to disarm Campbell and the gun discharged, striking Isabella.

Isabella was taken to CHI St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan, where she later died. Grimes County deputies responding to a disturbance found her with a single gunshot wound. Investigators recovered the Sig Sauer 9mm in the glove compartment of the car Campbell was in, and Campbell admitted to firing the gun during the altercation. Campbell was taken into custody and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and held in the Grimes County Jail; the investigation remained ongoing.

The Texas Renaissance Festival stayed open that day. Isabella came to the festival with friends and her death deeply affected her community. Does anyone who attended the festival that night or knew Isabella have information that could help clarify what happened?