Katherine ’Katie’ Bjorklund, 33, was fatally shot during a carjacking on the night of Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Riverside, Missouri. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of a car wash near Northwest Vivian Road and Northwest High Drive. Bjorklund lived in Kansas City and worked at Barry Road Animal Hospital.

Friends and family remembered Katie as fun, energetic, and loving, with a deep passion for animals; a vigil drew dozens who described her as the heart of their family and a loyal friend. The man identified as the suspect in Katie’s killing and the killing of 12-year-old Giuliani Calderon was named as George C. Manning. Manning also took his 5-year-old daughter, prompting an Amber Alert, and was later killed in a shootout with police during the multi-state incident.

If anyone witnessed the carjacking at the car wash or has information about Katie that could help her loved ones, please share what you know.