Lauren Brooke Alexander was 22 and at home in Mayfield, Kentucky, with her two-year-old son and two-month-old daughter when an intruder forced entry in the early hours of February 28, 2016. The attacker kicked in the front door hard enough to dislodge the deadbolt, struck a guest in the head, and then shot Alexander in the face at very close range, between one and four inches. She was found alive by Mayfield police and taken to Jackson Purchase Medical Center, then transferred to Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, where she died from her injuries on February 29, 2016.

The attack followed several reported incidents in which the same man entered Alexander’s home without permission. The shooter left her bleeding in the presence of her two small children and did not call 911 for about 45 minutes; the .357 Glock used in the shooting was later hidden under the crawl space of his house. The home invasion and armed robbery were investigated as a homicide.

If anyone has information about Lauren, the night of February 28, or the period of prior unwanted entries at her home, please share what is known.