In the early hours of July 27, 2024, deputies responded to a 911 call about a shooting at a home on Collage Circle Drive in Eolia, Missouri. At the scene they found 26-year-old Kaitlyn Potter-Navratil and 26-year-old Timothy Todd dead of gunshot wounds. Witnesses reported an argument at the residence and said Matthew Garrett Todd, Timothy’s father, had asked Timothy and Kaitlyn to leave. When they did not, witnesses say he fired three shots into the ceiling and then shot both victims. Matthew Todd was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree murder, domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action.

Kaitlyn lived in Silex, Missouri, worked at Sam’s Club in Wentzville, and graduated from Winfield High School. Her family described her as outgoing, immediately recognizable by her laugh, and a new mother who left behind a young son. The sudden violence has devastated her family and community.

If anyone has information about the events that night or knew Kaitlyn, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.