Heather Hockenbary, 42, was shot and killed in Spearfish, South Dakota, on August 17, 2018. Authorities later described the incident as part of a murder-suicide: Heather dead first, and her husband Scott Hockenbary dying by suicide five days later on August 22, 2018. Investigators treated the scene as a serious homicide and multiple agencies assisted, including Spearfish police, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, the Meade County Sheriff’s Office, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, and the South Dakota Highway Patrol.

A gun-violence incident record lists Heather as the victim and Scott as the subject-suspect, notes the couple were significant others, and records a murder/suicide pattern with a firearm involved. With Scott’s death days after Heather’s, no arrest or prosecution followed and the matter was concluded as a murder-suicide determination.

If anyone knew Heather or has information about the events in August 2018, please share what is known.