At Rest

Deadly force
In a high-profile incident O'Connell was fatally shot while at home with her boyfriend, a county officer, who was reportedly drunk. Her death was initially ruled suicide. After much press and allegations of police cover-ups, a new state murder investigation was launched in October 2014.
This record exists so that Michelle O’Connell, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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