On November 20, 2023, Alaska State Troopers found the bodies of 31-year-old Kelsey Ables, her 7-year-old son Kason Ables, and Kelsey’s boyfriend, 45-year-old Ryan Casey, at a residence in Wasilla. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation’s Mat-Su Major Crime Unit determined that Casey fatally shot Kelsey and Kason before taking his own life; the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Anchorage performed autopsies.

Authorities notified next of kin and described the investigation as active and ongoing. A GoFundMe was set up for the family and a memorial page for Kelsey and Kason was created on GunMemorial.org; both were buried at Fort Richardson National Cemetery in Anchorage.

If anyone knew Kelsey or Kason, or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.