Winnie A. Smith, 83, was killed on July 10, 2021, at the Pinewood Glen Retirement Community in Bakersfield, California. The coroner’s report lists multiple gunshot wounds, and investigators say she was shot three times in the chest. Police responded the morning of July 11 after a call about a woman with severe injuries and found Smith inside one of the rooms.

Authorities identified Smith’s roommate, 76-year-old Sandra Bonertz, as the person found armed at the scene; Bonertz was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Reports say Smith had been suffering depression and pain after a car accident and had asked Bonertz to end her life, a detail that prosecutors and the defense were addressing in court. The community’s no-weapons policy and questions about staffing and security at the retirement home were raised after the killing.

If anyone knew Winnie or has information about what happened at Pinewood Glen that night, please share what you remember.