Crissilin Chanel Orlino Cruz, a 23-year-old female of Chamorro Guamanian descent, was found fatally shot in Palmer, Alaska in mid-September 2018. She was born in 1994 in Tamuning, Guam, and moved with her family to Alaska in 2001. She lived in both Anchorage and Palmer, attended local schools including West High School in Anchorage, and worked jobs such as at Safeway and Starbucks. She was described by family as warm, caring, soft-spoken, and committed to her loved ones.
On the night of September 15, 2018, Crissilin Cruz was shot and killed in Palmer. She died at the scene. Law enforcement responded and began investigating the circumstances around the shooting. Her death was recorded in gun-violence databases, memorialized by GunMemorial and others.
A suspect was arrested in connection with her death: 22-year-old Brian T. Burton was charged with second-degree murder for the shooting. The arrest came after investigators linked Burton to the fatal incident.
The case was considered solved once the charge was filed. As of the latest available public reports, no additional suspects were named, and no further arrests in connection with the case have been reported.
