On June 15, 2021, 30-year-old Katy Raye Higgins of Fairbanks, Alaska, was found shot to death alongside her fiancé, 32-year-old Heath Logan McCloskey, in a downtown Fairbanks location associated with the 200 block of Cushman Street. Officers were called just after 2 a.m., and responding personnel learned a 6-year-old at the scene had used an iPad to reach family; an infant was present and unharmed. Early reports identified the setting as McCloskey’s residence.

Authorities described the incident as an apparent murder-suicide, reporting that McCloskey fatally shot Katy Raye Higgins before turning the gun on himself. With the identified shooter deceased at the scene, police communications did not indicate any surviving suspect and the matter was treated as a closed murder-suicide rather than an active homicide investigation seeking others.

If anyone knew Katy Raye Higgins or has information about the events that night, please come forward.