Hailey Perkins was 13 when she was found unresponsive in her Pueblo West, Colorado, bedroom on June 27, 2022, one day before her 14th birthday. A 7th grader at Mann Middle School and a lifelong Pueblo resident, she was remembered as playful, outgoing, and someone who looked out for classmates who had no friends.

Initial inquiries described the death as suspicious; the Pueblo County Coroner’s Office later ruled the cause of death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the head. Her brother discovered her that morning. The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office has said it does not believe there is an ongoing threat to the public.

No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the investigation remains active. If anyone knew Hailey, her routines, or saw anything in Pueblo West around June 26–27, 2022, please contact the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office with any information.