Funeral Services Thursday for Slain Mother, Soldier

Funeral services will be held Thursday in Texas for a young mother and Army soldier killed in her home last month.

Karlyn Serane Ramirez, 24, was found shot to death in her Severn home Aug. 25, with her 5-month-old daughter unharmed beside her.

Ramirez’ obituary through Sunset Memorial Oaks Funeral Home named the girl, Kattaleya Vale Kearny. Police found Ramirez’ body after a neighbor reported the door to her home open in the 8000 block of Millstone Court.

She is also survived by her husband, Maliek Kearney, a master sergeant in the Army. Police told the Capital-Gazette Kearney answered questions from detectives following his wife’s death.

There has been no information released by Anne Arundel County Police about a possible suspect in the case.

According to her obituary, Ramirez grew up in Del Rio, Texas and then enlisted in the Army and was stationed in South Korea for her first year. She won several mixed-martial arts tournaments. In 2014, Ramirez was assigned to the 70th Military Intelligence Brigade and the 742nd Military Battalion HOC at Fort Meade.

While she had many great experiences, Ramirez’s obituary said, “none more cherished than in 2015 when Karlyn married Maliek Kearney a MSGT. in the U.S. Army and together they had Kattaleya Vale Kearney. Karlyn loved being a first time mommy and was often seen singing to her baby gasping in a mother’s love for a daughter. Karlyn always wore a smile and carried the teaching of her parents Jesus (Chuy) and Susan Ramirez everywhere she went.”

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Homicide Detective Jason McNemar at 410-222-4756. To remain anonymous, contact the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line 410-222-4700 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

»Photo of Karlyn Ramirez, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police