Morgan Lee Lott, also reported as Morgan Lee Stutler-Lott, was a 22-year-old woman from Vienna, West Virginia, whose life ended violently on July 20, 2024. Born June 21, 2002, in Parkersburg, she graduated from Parkersburg High School in 2020 and was described as a dental assistant enrolled in an accelerated nursing program at WVU. She was active in combat sports including boxing, MMA, Toughman competition and Jiu Jitsu.

On the afternoon of July 20, 2024, Vienna police responded to an apartment on 19th Street after a family member found Morgan unresponsive and called 911. Officers found her dead from an apparent gunshot wound; later court reporting said she suffered two gunshots to the head. Investigators treated the scene as a homicide, obtained a search warrant, collected evidence and interviewed witnesses.

Police identified Morgan’s live-in boyfriend, Hearl Thomas Collins of Vienna, as the suspect and described the killing as a domestic situation. Morgan’s 4-year-old daughter was in the home when Morgan was found; reporting said the child was present during the shooting and was left alone in the apartment for several hours after Collins fled. Collins was located the next morning in Stonewood, Harrison County, and arrested around 9 a.m. on July 21, 2024, without incident.

If anyone knew Morgan, her routines, or has information about what happened at the 19th Street apartment, please come forward.