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Josilyn Ruiz, 26, was killed in a mass shooting at the Beyond Wonderland festival’s campground near Quincy, Washington, on June 17, 2023. Ruiz and her fiancée, Brandy Escamilla, had driven from their Seattle home to attend the event; both were registered nurses. The shooting occurred in the evening at the campsite area several hundred yards from the main festival grounds when a gunman began firing into the crowd.

Ruiz died of a gunshot wound to the torso; Escamilla suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was also killed. Two other people were wounded. Authorities identified the suspected shooter as 26-year-old James M. Kelly, an active-duty soldier stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Responding officers shot and wounded Kelly and then took him into custody. He was booked into the Grant County Jail on multiple counts, including two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault.

The families of Ruiz and Escamilla have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against festival organizer Live Nation, alleging inadequate security and failure to enforce policies against weapons and drugs. If anyone was at the campground that night or knew Josilyn, can you share details that might help build a clearer timeline?