On March 27, 2025, Kristina Knotts-Schwegel, a 50-year-old employee at the Villas of Country Club apartments in North Little Rock, Arkansas, was shot in the late afternoon. Police were dispatched around 4:00 p.m. to Richsmith Lane and found Knotts-Schwegel with at least one gunshot wound. She was transported to a nearby hospital and later died of her injuries.

Witnesses at the scene identified a 70-year-old resident of the complex, Janis Bryant, as the person who fired the shot. Bryant reportedly retreated to her apartment armed with a handgun and barricaded herself inside. Officers evacuated residents and special operations teams attempted contact for nearly an hour before forcing entry; Bryant was taken into custody and charged with capital murder.

One resident said they had been near Knotts-Schwegel and were about to speak with her when Bryant intervened and a gunshot sounded less than a minute later. Does anyone have information about Kristina’s work at the complex or the moments leading up to the shooting?