On June 13, 2024, at about 12:25 a.m., Killeen Police officers responded to a reported shooting in the 2800 block of Tucker Drive and found 53-year-old Nicole Isabell Gairey outside a residence with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite medical attention, she was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:30 a.m. A 27-year-old man who was at the scene was taken into custody and booked at the Killeen City Jail, but by June 18 he had been released without charges and no arrests have been made in connection with Gairey’s death.

The Killeen Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Unit is actively investigating and authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the community. Friends and family have created an online memorial where they have shared memories and lit candles in her honor.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with investigators.