Kasey Maria Rowley, a 28-year-old Black woman, was found dead from gunshot wounds in a back bedroom of her Magnolia Ridge home in Hernando, Mississippi, after a welfare check on the evening of Thursday, May 15, 2025. Medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. The Hernando Police Department opened the investigation and the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office joined the inquiry.

Authorities described the death as an isolated incident tied to domestic circumstances and said there was no wider threat to the community. Investigators processed evidence at the residence but have not publicly released details about persons of interest, suspects, or arrests. Few specifics about what led to the shooting have been disclosed and several key questions remain.

If anyone knew Kasey, her movements that day, or saw anything unusual at the Magnolia Ridge residence, please share what was seen or heard.