Kayli Grace Arseth, 22, was found dead inside her Richfield apartment on the 7700 block of Penn Avenue South after police conducted a welfare check on June 17, 2025, when she failed to show up for work. Officers entered the locked unit after a friend and then Kayli’s father became concerned. An autopsy determined she died of a close-range gunshot to the head; the death was ruled a homicide. Investigators reported signs of a struggle and that Kayli’s apartment key was missing from her key ring.

Investigators focused on 27-year-old Jose Luis Lopez Xique of Shakopee, who Kayli had met online. Text messages show she repeatedly said she wanted only friendship while he pressed for a romantic relationship; on June 16 she again told him she was not ready for a relationship. Phone records place his device at Kayli’s building between about 3:38 p.m. and 4:49 p.m. on June 16.

Police later recovered items in west Bloomington from bags and trash — including 9mm ammunition, gloves, a hat, masking tape, and wipes — and found a Glock 9mm handgun and a red-dot sight adapter plate at Lopez Xique’s residence. He was arrested after attempting to drive away and was reported to have fresh scratches and puncture wounds.

Did anyone who knew Kayli or saw her around June 16 have information about her plans or contacts that day?