On April 29, 2021, Brenleigh Karson Kitchens was pronounced dead. Jaden Ross, Brenleigh's ex-boyfriend, had come to the 20-year-old's home uninvited; when she tried to get him to leave, Jaden shot her in the face. She was taken to a hospital where she passed away. "She loved life, and that boy took it... He was volatile and is the devil. He planned this. He put on Snapchat that he was going to 'Fuck Brenleigh Kitchens up,'" according to her family. "Brenleigh's huge heart will forever be remembered. She would light up the room wherever she was with her sweet smile, fiery red hair, beautiful hazel eyes... She was passionate about varied issues with the dearest to her heart being racial equality."