Timothy Fjordbak, a 63-year-old neuropsychologist and clinical psychologist, was shot and killed at the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System clinic on January 6, 2015. Fjordbak had left a private practice to work with returning soldiers after September 11 and was respected for his work with veterans.

The gunman was Jerry Serrato, a 48-year-old U.S. Army veteran and former clinic employee, who also died at the scene. Reports say Serrato had threatened Fjordbak more than a year before the killing, but the motive for the fatal attack was not made clear. The shooting prompted a multi-agency response from the El Paso Police Department, the FBI, and Fort Bliss Military Police and led to a review of security at the clinic and Fort Bliss.

Fjordbak’s colleagues and patients remembered him as a compassionate professional; a scholarship fund in his name at New Mexico State University supports psychologists pursuing prescriptive authority who work or plan to work in public service. Does anyone have information about Fjordbak’s work at the clinic or the circumstances leading up to the shooting?