Kayla Paetow was 20 when she died on August 6, 2014, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Obituaries from that week reported she died at her home and listed funeral services for August 11 at Turner County First Presbyterian Church near Davis, with burial at Hurley Cemetery.

A relative heard gunshots just before 2 p.m. that afternoon and found Paetow and her fiancé, 32-year-old John Ernest Vigus, dead inside their central Sioux Falls residence. Police described the incident as a murder-suicide, saying Vigus shot Paetow and then himself; investigators called the motive unclear. No arrests were made because the suspected shooter died at the scene.

Friends and family held the services noted in the obituary and continued to commemorate Paetow’s life. If anyone knew Kayla or has information about what led to the shootings, please come forward to share what you remember.