On October 24, 2021, Ashlie Dawn Walker, a 37-year-old mother from Portland, Oregon, was shot and killed in a Northwest Portland apartment. Daniel Davis was also killed in the same incident. The killings occurred during a year when Portland had just recorded a historic spike in homicides.

Family described Walker as vibrant and joyful, a music and cosplay enthusiast who regularly took her two sons, aged 14 and 8, to conventions like Comic Con. Her brother, Dustin White, said the week after her death was the hardest of their lives; the family has established a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs and support her children.

Police arrested 45-year-old Michael VanDomelen on two counts of first-degree murder. Court documents and police statements say he admitted being under the influence of methamphetamine and hearing voices telling him to shoot people; he pleaded not guilty to the charges. Any readers who knew Ashlie, her routine, or who have information about the shootings are asked to come forward.