19-year-old dies after calling 911 to say stranger shot her in apartment, AZ cops say
Arizona police are looking into the death of a 19-year-old woman who called 911 to say she had been shot by an “unknown person” in her apartment, police said.
Gilbert Police Department responded to the call on Saturday, June 4, at about 2 a.m. to find the woman, Rachel Hansen, had been injured with a single gunshot wound, according to a news release from the department.
Hansen was taken to a local hospital where she later died, police said.
“Our thoughts are with Hansen’s family and friends,” police said.
A friend of Hansen’s, Cheyenne Walters, told Arizona’s Family that Hansen had just visited her home on Friday evening.
“My heart dropped. My heart sank. I immediately called her, it went straight to voicemail. It wasn’t even a single ring, it went straight to voicemail,” Walters told the TV station. “That was a huge shock because you don’t think not even 24 hours after you see someone that their life is going to be taken from them.”
The police department asks for anyone with information to call the non-emergency line at 480-503-6500 or submit information through its Submit A Tip portal.
Gilbert is about 22 miles southeast of Phoenix.
This story was originally published June 7, 2022 at 3:10 PM with the headline "19-year-old dies after calling 911 to say stranger shot her in apartment, AZ cops say."
