White/Caucasian, female, age 17, Mercedes Mott died on July 26, 2022, in Fairbanks, Alaska, after a 15-year-old brother shot her and two younger siblings inside the family's home while their parents were away. Alaska State Troopers said they received a report of shots fired at about 4:17 p.m. in the Skyridge Drive subdivision; when they arrived, they found four children dead from apparent gunshot wounds, including the 15-year-old shooter who died from a self-inflicted wound. Three other siblings under the age of seven were in the home and were not physically injured.
The 15-year-old shooter was identified in subsequent reporting as Kiefer Mott, who used a family-owned firearm. The victims were identified as 17-year-old Mercedes Mott, 8-year-old Ryker Mott, and 5-year-old Miura Mott. Investigators indicated there was no obvious reason or known motive, and they were confident the incident was neither accidental nor planned.
There were no arrests. Authorities determined the case to be a murder-suicide, with the suspected shooter deceased at the scene. Public reports and memorial listings documented the deaths and confirmed the ages and identities of the siblings.
Records and memorial pages note Mercedes Mott's age as 17 and list her date of death as July 26, 2022, in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. The home was later referenced in community databases that catalog serious crimes at specific addresses.
