On June 28, 2023, 33-year-old Kaylah Ann Farmer, a mother of three, was fatally shot while sitting in her maroon van at a Speedway gas station in Fishers, Indiana. She was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining more than 15 gunshot wounds. Surveillance footage showed someone in a maroon Kia Soul firing into Farmer’s vehicle from multiple locations before fleeing; the Kia was later traced to the suspect’s girlfriend.

The day after the shooting, authorities arrested Kaylah’s 32-year-old ex-husband, Joshua Farmer, who was found hiding behind shrubs in Indianapolis. Court documents described a history of domestic abuse, including an assault a month earlier in which he allegedly bit, punched, and struck Kaylah with a baseball bat, and an incident in which he reportedly choked and punched her in front of their children, held a gun to her head, and forced her to choose between her life and her son. He had previously faced domestic violence charges while in the military but received an honorable discharge.

Prosecutors charged Joshua Farmer with murder, criminal recklessness, stalking, and unlawful carrying of a handgun, initially seeking the death penalty before later amending it to life without parole. Following the shooting, Kaylah’s sister legally adopted her three children. Does anyone have information about Kaylah’s life in Fishers or the days leading up to June 28, 2023?