Ashley Doolittle was 18 and a recent Berthoud High School graduate preparing to study agricultural business at Colorado State University when she was killed on June 9, 2016. An accomplished equestrian, she had ended a year-long relationship with her then‑boyfriend, 18‑year‑old Tanner Flores, shortly before the meeting that led to her death.

Flores arranged to meet Ashley near Lon Hagler Reservoir and drove her in his truck to the Carter Lake area. On the return trip, after Ashley reiterated she would not resume the relationship, Flores reached for a handgun taken from his father and shot her multiple times in the head while she sat in the passenger seat. He covered her body with a blanket and drove more than 300 miles to a remote property in Collbran, Mesa County.

When Ashley failed to return, her parents found her vehicle at the reservoir and reported her missing. Deputies later found Flores and Ashley’s body in his truck at the Collbran property; Flores was taken into custody. He initially said the shooting was an accident, then confessed that he killed Ashley because he was angry about the breakup. He was charged with first‑degree murder and kidnapping, and a jury later convicted him on all counts.

Did anyone in the community know the couple or see either of them near Carter Lake or Lon Hagler Reservoir on June 9, 2016?