A Utah woman has admitted to fatally shooting her friend earlier this year as part of a botched suicide pact.
Heavenly Faith Garfield, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter and aiding another person’s intentional suicide.
In exchange for the guilty plea, first-degree murder and discharge of a firearm charges were dismissed.
The charges stem from the April 30 death of 21-year-old Brooklyn Michelle Barrett.
Officers responded to Garfield’s home after receiving a call from her father reporting a fatal shooting carried out by his daughter as part of a suicide pact.
Barrett was found deceased “covered with a blanket and there were flowers laid on the bed” with “obvious gunshot wound to the head.”
Officers found “a note written and signed by Garfield and the deceased in which both parties discussed their intention to die by suicide.”
Photos of Garfield and Barrett “purchasing the firearm” used in their pact and text messages exchanged between Barrett and another friend confirmed her suicidal plans.
