In the summer of 2014, a young Black/African American woman's life was tragically cut short in what was determined to be a violent end to a troubled relationship. Twenty-one-year-old Anna Davis, a native of Georgia, had moved to Casper, Wyoming, just a few months prior, in April, to be with her boyfriend, 22-year-old Nicholas Scott Morgan. The hope of a shared future in a new city would be devastatingly extinguished on June 27, 2014.
Concerns for the couple's welfare prompted a neighbor to request a police check on their residence. When officers arrived at the home on Boulder Drive, they made a grim discovery. The bodies of Anna Davis and Nicholas Morgan were found inside. Investigators determined that both had been deceased for several days before they were found. A dog was also discovered at the scene, physically unharmed and lying beside the bodies.
The subsequent investigation by the Casper Police and the findings of the coroner painted a clear and tragic picture of the events that had transpired. Authorities concluded that their deaths were the result of a murder-suicide. The coroner's report confirmed that Nicholas Scott Morgan had fatally shot Anna Davis before turning the gun on himself. With the perpetrator deceased, the case was considered closed, leaving behind a community in shock and a family to mourn the profound loss of a young woman who had just begun to build a new life. A memorial service for Anna was held in Douglasville, Georgia, on July 3, 2014.
