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On January 23, 2019, 54-year-old Debra Cook of Sebring, Florida, was killed in a mass shooting at a SunTrust Bank. Debra was one of five women — employees and customers who happened to be in the branch — shot when a gunman entered and opened fire. The attacker, identified as 21-year-old Zephen Xaver, was taken into custody soon after and charged with five counts of premeditated murder.

Investigators reported no known connection between Xaver and the victims, and messages he sent to his girlfriend indicated he had expressed a desire to kill people before the attack, though a clear motive remained unclear at the time. Debra was married to Michael Cook and had two sons; her loss deeply affected family and the small Sebring community.

Was anyone in Sebring working at or visiting that SunTrust branch in January 2019 who can share memories of Debra or the others killed?