Cecelia Cooper Laverne Babcock, 55, was shot at her Greenwood, Indiana home on Legacy Boulevard on April 13, 2020 and died later that evening after being placed on life support. She had lived with her fiancé, Andy Sutt, and his brother Randy A. Sutt also lived in the house. Family remembered Cecelia as someone who loved dogs, blues music and helping others, and she and her fiancé had been planning to marry.

Police responded to a distress call that Monday morning and encountered 43-year-old Randy Sutt, who was armed and exchanged gunfire with officers before retreating into the home. A standoff followed and negotiators eventually secured his surrender. Officers found Cecelia upstairs with a gunshot wound to the head; she was transported to the hospital but died that evening. Investigators allege Sutt had become enraged after being denied a Klonopin, texted his brother his intention to shoot Cecelia, retrieved a handgun from a safe and shot her in a second-floor bathroom; he then called 911 to report the shooting.

Randy Sutt was arrested and initially charged with attempted murder and criminal recklessness; after Cecelia’s death the charges were upgraded to murder and attempted murder for firing at an officer. During questioning he reportedly admitted he shot Cecelia intending to kill her.