Tracy Hall, 41, was killed on March 6, 2010, at the Sterlingshire Apartments in northeast Houston, where she lived with her boyfriend, Brandon Cornett. Neighbors reported that the couple had shown no prior signs of violence. Around 9:00 p.m. people in the building heard a loud thump and rumbling, followed by two gunshots.

After the shots, Cornett walked into the apartment below and told residents he had just killed Tracy because she tried to kill him, and he had killed her first. He displayed a gun and those residents called 9-1-1; Cornett was arrested and later charged with first-degree felony murder. At trial jurors heard that he had been acting erratically and appeared under the influence of a substance. The jury convicted him of murder; he was sentenced to 42 years in prison and fined $10,000.

Tracy’s death was described as unexpected by people who knew her, and family and friends remembered her for her kindness and warmth. Does anyone have additional details about Tracy’s life in the Sterlingshire Apartments or the events that night?