Angelina Rose Bell, 24, was found dead in a room at the Ol' Wyoming Motel in Riverton, Wyoming, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Her young daughter discovered the body and alerted others. Officers from the Riverton Police Department found a 9 mm shell casing in the room and determined Bell had suffered a gunshot wound to the face; they immediately suspected foul play.

Investigators say the child told them her Daddy was mad at Mommy. The homicide investigation identified 25-year-old Sterling Louis Black as the suspect; he turned himself in later that day after his father reportedly found him in an abandoned trailer and encouraged him to surrender. The father also gave police a 9 mm handgun that matched the casing from the motel room. Black has been charged with one count of second-degree murder.

Angelina was born August 11, 2001, in Riverton and lived in the Riverton and Arapahoe area. A graduate of Arapaho Charter High School, she was a mother to daughter Alianna Alice and was remembered for her sense of humor and her smile. Anyone with information about this case is asked to come forward.