Carol Lynn Zurasky, a 46-year-old White woman, was killed the evening of November 8, 2015, inside Apartment 3 at 211 10th Street in Fairmont, West Virginia. Police were dispatched at about 8:01 p.m.; when officers arrived Zurasky had a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators focused on Alma Jean Barnett, who lived at the residence and was known to Zurasky. Authorities say Barnett acknowledged shooting Zurasky once in the head with a .22-caliber revolver after Zurasky entered the apartment. Witnesses reported the two had been drinking earlier, got into a disagreement elsewhere that evening, and that Barnett had threatened to shoot Zurasky during the earlier confrontation. Police reported no signs at the scene to support a self-defense claim; Barnett was charged with first-degree murder and later entered an Alford plea.

If anyone knew Carol Lynn Zurasky, her movements that night, or has information about the events leading to the shooting, please come forward.