Rebecca Marie Smith, known as Nevaeh, was 27 when she was shot and killed at a Colorado Springs hotel on November 18, 2020. The Colorado Springs Police Department’s Homicide/Assault Unit opened an immediate investigation into the fatal shooting.

Detectives identified 29-year-old Ronald Amon Williams Junior as a suspect and charged him with Rebecca Smith’s murder. Authorities say the evidence in the investigation pointed to his involvement and that investigators did not indicate other people were involved in the homicide. Rebecca was buried December 5, 2020, and is survived by her husband, three children and wider family.