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Linnie Drumm, 44, of Palatka, Florida, was fatally shot in the head on May 3, 2016, in the parking lot of the Putnam County Health Department after taking her daughter for a medical appointment. She was sitting in her car when her estranged boyfriend, Jose Antonio Maldonado, 46, approached and shot her. Drumm was taken to Putnam Community Medical Center but died of her injuries.

Drumm and Maldonado had a 13-year relationship marked by domestic violence. Drumm had obtained a domestic violence injunction against Maldonado in 2013 and, in the months before her death, had called police multiple times reporting threatening behavior, aggravated stalking, and violations of the injunction. Maldonado turned himself in about three hours after the shooting and was charged with first-degree murder and held without bond.

The case drew attention to domestic violence in Putnam County and the risks faced by victims despite legal protections and shelter services. If anyone knew Drumm, Maldonado, or witnessed the events at the health department parking lot on May 3, 2016, please share information that could help clarify what happened.