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Ruth Green, 67, of Palm Bay, Florida, was killed on April 23, 1987, during a shooting spree in Palm Bay. The gunman, identified as 59-year-old William Bryan Cruse Jr., carried a semiautomatic assault rifle, a shotgun and a pistol and attacked multiple locations that day. Green was shot multiple times while pulling her car into the driveway in front of a Publix grocery store at the Palm Bay Center.

The rampage left six people dead and at least 14 others wounded. Two of the victims were police officers, Ronald Grogan and Gerald Johnson, who were killed in the line of duty. Cruse was apprehended after a standoff and later charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and other offenses; he was convicted and sentenced to death on July 28, 1989, and his convictions and sentences were subsequently reviewed by the Florida Supreme Court.

Does anyone have personal recollections of that day in Palm Bay or information about Ruth Green that could help preserve her memory?