Kayla M. Frank was 28 when she was shot and killed on January 18, 2022, inside a residence on East Fifth Street in Merrill, Wisconsin. Police found her sitting at the kitchen table with a gunshot wound to the back; she died later at Aspirus Good Samaritan Hospital in Merrill. She was a mother of three young children and is described as having a vibrant, caring personality and a great sense of humor.

A 28-year-old man from Merrill, Tanner Graap, was present at the scene and told police the gun discharged as he was trying to put it in his pocket after hitting a door frame. Graap was taken into custody and charged in connection with Frank’s death; charges were later changed and court proceedings followed, resulting in a plea and sentence.

Did anyone in Merrill know Kayla or have information about what happened that morning?