Angel LaVine Conner was 28 when she was killed on January 18, 2020, at her apartment near Fort Sill in Oklahoma. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died during emergency surgery at a nearby hospital after a domestic dispute escalated.

A 23-year-old fellow soldier, Richard Smith, was arrested at the scene as he tried to flee. He told police he brandished the gun after Conner punched him and pulled a knife, but the scene showed Conner had been beaten about the face and head, with blackened eyes, a swollen jaw, and a bruised nose. Smith was charged with first-degree murder, domestic abuse, and reckless conduct with a firearm.

Conner was a U.S. Army soldier and a mother to a young son; her family held an open-casket funeral to show the physical toll of the violence and described her as beautiful and happy, with plans that included an upcoming deployment to Dubai. Does anyone have information about Angel’s last months or knew her deployments and family life?