is in the ICU after a shootout
Emilie Ropars died 12-26-13 from complications 
Unfortunately it appears her site has joined her in the big chess playground in the great hereafter 
Who is Emilie Ropars?
What is a shootout?
How did she die?
How old was she?
Did she play chess?
Emilie Ropars lived in Mayotte. She died in the line of duty. No more details about her death other than she was shot and eventually succumbed to her wounds.
She was the owner of chesshood.com which is now officially done as a playing venue. She also owned chessplayground.org which was hacked to death in 2012. That site moved to .net where it also died but the reasons are unknown.
In February 2013 chesshood was born. At the end there were about 70 active members of about 260 total registrants. Many likely left due to a bug which timed out games unnecessarily. The matter was solved or being solved over the last couple months.
Don’t know her age. She played at least one online chess game in her life. A shootout is when multiple parties shoot at each other in an effort to hasten their demise.
She was a member of ches-knights.com which died after its owner died in early 2012. That site is now geekswithchess.com