The final words of a teenager who was shot dead in her Arizona apartment two years ago have been released as her parents redouble their mission to find her killer.
Rachel Hansen was 19 years old and engaged to be married when the suspect broke into her home and shot her to death in the early morning hours of June 4, 2022.
Now, his final words have been published in a redacted police transcript released to Arizona Family as part of an effort to bring the case back to public light and locate the gunman.
“I got shot. Someone came in and shot me,” Rachel told a 911 operator as she bled from a single gunshot wound in her final moments.
“Please hurry, please hurry,” he said. “I’m bleeding, I’m bleeding.”
Rachel Hansen (pictured) was murdered in her Arizona apartment in June 2022. Police have released a transcript of her final words in a 911 call two years later in the hope of resurrecting her case and finally tracking down her killer.
![A tragic 911 call reveals the last words of an Arizona teenager after an intruder broke into her apartment and shot her to death 7 Pictured: The Gilbert, Arizona, apartment where Rachel Hansen was murdered two years ago](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/09/1725197154_800_A-tragic-911-call-reveals-the-last-words-of-an.jpg.webp)
Pictured: The Gilbert, Arizona, apartment where Rachel Hansen was murdered two years ago
![A tragic 911 call reveals the last words of an Arizona teenager after an intruder broke into her apartment and shot her to death 9 The final words of 19-year-old Rachel Hansen (pictured), who was shot dead in her Arizona apartment two years ago, have been released as her parents step up their mission to find her killer.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/09/1725197154_414_A-tragic-911-call-reveals-the-last-words-of-an.jpg.webp)
The final words of 19-year-old Rachel Hansen (pictured), who was shot dead in her Arizona apartment two years ago, have been released as her parents step up their mission to find her killer.
An operator asked Rachel to stay on the line and added: “Do you have any kind of clean cloth you can apply pressure to? Is anyone with you?”
The teenager replied that she was alone and that the gunman had left.
“Do you have any kind of cloth, shirt or towel nearby that I can use?” the operator asks, to which the teenager replies “no.”
“Is there nothing near you? Rachel, I need you to talk to me, okay?” the operator said.
“I can’t,” the teenager said, before succumbing to her injuries.
Police and firefighters can be heard trying to locate Rachel’s address, before arriving about four and a half minutes later.
![A tragic 911 call reveals the last words of an Arizona teenager after an intruder broke into her apartment and shot her to death 11 Rachel Hansen was just 19 years old and engaged to be married when the suspect broke into her home and shot her to death in the early hours of June 4, 2022.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/09/A-tragic-911-call-reveals-the-last-words-of-an.jpeg.webp)
Rachel Hansen was just 19 years old and engaged to be married when the suspect broke into her home and shot her to death in the early hours of June 4, 2022.
![A tragic 911 call reveals the last words of an Arizona teenager after an intruder broke into her apartment and shot her to death 13 Rachel's devastated parents, Todd and Kim Hansen, have launched a fundraiser to take matters into their own hands and hire a private investigator.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/09/1725197156_501_A-tragic-911-call-reveals-the-last-words-of-an.jpg.webp)
Rachel’s devastated parents, Todd and Kim Hansen, have launched a fundraiser to take matters into their own hands and hire a private investigator.
Gilbert police responded to the call from Rachel’s apartment in a gated community on the southeast outskirts of Phoenix at 2 a.m. on June 4, 2022.
The department said in a press release at the time she suffered a single gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at Chandler Regional Medical Center.
Rachel’s heartbroken family has been waiting for answers ever since.
On the second anniversary of his murder this year, they released a Fundraising take matters into your own hands and hire a private investigator.
“Rachel did not deserve what happened to her, and her family and friends now feel helpless and with limited options,” the fundraising campaign reads.
‘We are concerned that the Gilbert Police Department has exhausted all of its resources as it was turned over to Silent Witness with no results.’
![A tragic 911 call reveals the last words of an Arizona teenager after an intruder broke into her apartment and shot her to death 15 Rachel's family said she was an animal lover and a keen horse rider.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/09/1725197156_269_A-tragic-911-call-reveals-the-last-words-of-an.jpg.webp)
Rachel’s family said she was an animal lover and a keen horse rider.
Silent Witness also offers a reward of up to $7,000 To anyone with information about the murder.
The teen’s father, Todd Hansen, also said he had distributed 500 flyers about his daughter’s murder in hopes that someone with information would come forward.
“Somehow, someone, somewhere knows something about my sweet daughter Rachel Hansen,” she wrote on Facebook on August 25.
“Maybe some closure on how or why he died might help us,” he added in a recent interview with KNXV.
“That a 19-year-old girl was murdered in the city of Gilbert was unheard of.”
“It’s like it happened yesterday,” added Rachel’s mother, Kim Hansen.
“It’s actually kind of unbelievable because I feel like it’s been two years and we should have something, and we have nothing.”
![A tragic 911 call reveals the last words of an Arizona teenager after an intruder broke into her apartment and shot her to death 17 Rachel Hansen was just 19 years old and engaged to be married when the suspect broke into her home and shot her to death in the early hours of June 4, 2022.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/09/1725197157_985_A-tragic-911-call-reveals-the-last-words-of-an.jpg.webp)
Rachel Hansen was just 19 years old and engaged to be married when the suspect broke into her home and shot her to death in the early hours of June 4, 2022.
![A tragic 911 call reveals the last words of an Arizona teenager after an intruder broke into her apartment and shot her to death 19 Rachel loved horses and wanted to pursue a career as a horse trainer, her family said.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/09/1725197158_862_A-tragic-911-call-reveals-the-last-words-of-an.jpg.webp)
Rachel loved horses and wanted to pursue a career as a horse trainer, her family said.
![A tragic 911 call reveals the last words of an Arizona teenager after an intruder broke into her apartment and shot her to death 21 Rachel was engaged to be married when she was murdered by an unknown gunman in June 2022.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/09/1725197158_670_A-tragic-911-call-reveals-the-last-words-of-an.jpg.webp)
Rachel was engaged to be married when she was murdered by an unknown gunman in June 2022.
In another interview with Arizona Family, Kim added that her daughter had just gotten engaged and was looking forward to a happy future.
“I was very excited. They were both very excited. They were young and just starting their lives,” she said.
Rachel was adopted at the age of six and was a keen horse trainer who wanted to turn her passion into a career.
The Gilbert Police Department issued a statement to Law and crime on the anniversary of Rachel’s death this year.
“As we approach the second year since the unfortunate homicide of Rachel Hansen, this case remains a top priority for the Gilbert Police Department,” the agency said.
‘We understand how difficult lengthy investigations can be for the families and friends of victims, as well as our community.
“We want to emphasize that this is a highly sensitive case and we must be cautious that any information shared does not jeopardize our investigation or our steadfast efforts to bring justice to Rachel and her loved ones.”
![A tragic 911 call reveals the last words of an Arizona teenager after an intruder broke into her apartment and shot her to death 23 Rachel Hansen's final words have been released in a redacted police transcript that was given to Arizona Family as part of an effort to bring the case back to public light and track down the gunman. (Pictured: Hansen, killed in her Arizona apartment in June 2022)](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/09/1725197159_897_A-tragic-911-call-reveals-the-last-words-of-an.jpg.webp)
Rachel Hansen’s final words have been released in a redacted police transcript that was given to Arizona Family as part of an effort to bring the case back to public light and track down the gunman. (Pictured: Hansen, killed in her Arizona apartment in June 2022)
![A tragic 911 call reveals the last words of an Arizona teenager after an intruder broke into her apartment and shot her to death 25 Rachel was adopted at the age of six and was a keen horse trainer who wanted to make a career out of her passion.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/09/1725197159_469_A-tragic-911-call-reveals-the-last-words-of-an.jpg.webp)
Rachel was adopted at the age of six and was a keen horse trainer who wanted to make a career out of her passion.
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