Krystal Rose Renee Hancock was 29 when she was found dead in her Bay Minette, Alabama home on the night of Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Deputies responding to a 911 call at about 10:45 p.m. discovered Hancock with a fatal gunshot wound in a bedroom; her husband, 39-year-old Ben Allen, was found beside her with a severe gunshot wound to his face and was airlifted to a local hospital in critical condition.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office treated the incident as a murder and attempted suicide. Investigators reported no evidence of a third party being present. Media accounts said Allen had visited Hancock at her new job as a Mount Vernon Police Department dispatcher the day before, a visit that reportedly led to a verbal dispute, and that Allen had prior domestic violence arrests. No charges were announced immediately while Allen remained in critical condition.

If anyone knew Krystal, the couple’s relationship, or witnessed activity near their Eastwood Drive residence that night, please share what you know with investigators.