"There's all the emotion that goes into a death to begin with, but then when you find that it's another employee at the county with an agency that we work closely with, it hits particularly close to home," Dillion said.
A preliminary investigation into a murder-suicide incident in Sonoma County has revealed that park ranger Katranne “Kat” Pringle was killed by her ex-colleague Keith Gray, who then turned the gun on himself. The sheriff's office has confirmed that Pringle, 38, had failed to show up for work, prompting a welfare check that discovered the tragedy. The incident has shocked the local community and raised concerns about mental health and workplace safety within park services.