An Iowa realtor was found dead in the home she was showing. 15 years later, a woman has been arrested for her murder

Kristin Elizabeth Ramsey (left) was arrested this week and charged with murder in the 2011 shooting death of realtor Ashley Okland (right), who was gunned down in a house she was showing 15 years ago - (Dallas County Jail/Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa)

Nearly 15 years after an Iowa realtor was gunned down while hosting an open house in broad daylight, police say they have arrested a suspect in the case.

West Des Moines police arrested 53-year-old Kristin Elizabeth Ramsey Tuesday and charged her with the murder of Ashley Okland, officials announced at a press conference.

Okland, 27, who worked for Iowa Realty Co., was showing a model townhouse on Stone Creek Court in West Des Moines on April 8, 2011, when she was shot twice, according to Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa. She later died at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

The killing, at around 2 p.m. on a Friday, shocked the community and remained unsolved for years despite its brazen timing.

At the time of Okland’s death, Ramsey worked as an administrative assistant and sales manager for Rottlund Homes, the developer of the townhome where Okland was shot, according to her LinkedIn and a source familiar with her work history, the Des Moines Register reported.

Police arrested 53-year-old Kristin Elizabeth Ramsey Tuesday and charged her with the murder of Ashley Okland (Dallas County Jail)

Ramsey has been charged with first-degree murder following an indictment by a grand jury in Dallas County, Iowa.

Assistant Police Chief Jody Hayes, who has worked the case since the beginning, said investigators chased thousands of leads and reviewed “countless” pieces of evidence over the years.

He said it was an “unrelenting pursuit of justice” that ultimately led to Ramsey’s arrest, but declined to provide additional details.

“Ashley’s story has kept many of us awake at night, revisiting the details over and over in our minds, searching for that missing piece that would tie everything together and lead us down the right path to identifying a person who was responsible for this act,” Hayes added.

Ashley Okland, 27, was showing a model townhouse on Stone Creek Court in West Des Moines on April 8, 2011, when she was shot and killed (Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa)

West Des Moines Police Assistant Chief Jody Hayes said at the news conference that Okland’s murder sent “shockwaves” throughout the state and “haunted” the real estate community.

“Everyone within Iowa Realty and related companies was relieved for the family of our friend and colleague Ashley Okland that an arrest was made for her murder,” a spokesperson for Iowa Realty told the Des Moines Register following Ramsey’s arrest.

“Her tragic passing was something that not only deeply impacted our company and community, but the national real estate world as a whole.”

Ramsey is being held in the Dallas County Jail in Iowa on a $2 million cash-only bond.

Chief Hayes added that “as significant as this arrest is, our work is not done yet.”