Isabella Joy Thallas, known as Bella, was 21 and studying finance at Metropolitan State University of Denver. On June 10, 2020 she was walking with her boyfriend, Darian Simon, and their dog in Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood when a man identified as Michael Close opened fire from his apartment window. Bella was fatally wounded and her boyfriend was severely injured.

Police arrested Michael Close after the shooting. Reports say the weapon used was an AK-47 belonging to a friend of Close who was a Denver police officer. Bella’s family remembers her as compassionate and full of laughter; her mother, Ana Thallas, has since worked publicly on gun violence prevention and the family has supported memorializing Bella with a garden in Denver called Bella Joy Gardens.

If anyone saw Bella, Darian, or the dog near Ballpark on June 10, 2020, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.