Ashley Fricke, 25, was found fatally shot inside her car in the Walmart parking lot in Ashland, Virginia, on the evening of February 18, 2017. She sustained a single gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. Friends remembered her as engaged to be married and employed at Lakeside Primary Care.

Authorities arrested 24-year-old Brittany Wiggins of Mechanicsville the day after the shooting. Witnesses reported a heated argument before a gunshot, and surveillance footage reportedly showed Wiggins’ vehicle narrowly missing Fricke’s, which is believed to have sparked the exchange. Wiggins was charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and shooting into an occupied vehicle.

At trial prosecutors said Wiggins intentionally aimed and fired after the near-collision. The defense said Wiggins felt threatened by two men who were allegedly harassing her and fired a warning shot; the bullet that killed Fricke was argued to be unintended. The jury found Wiggins guilty on all charges. Anyone who knew Ashley or who has information about the case is asked to come forward.