A quiet shopping trip to the Harris Teeter in Crozet, Virginia, ended in sudden violence on February 17, 2025. Diane G. Spangler, 68, a retired neonatal intensive care nurse from Afton and Radford College graduate, was shot while seated in her car in the Blue Ridge Shopping Center parking lot. She was critically injured and transported to the University of Virginia hospital, where she was able to give a medical history before she died.

The attack occurred moments after the same shooter fatally shot 43-year-old Peter L. Martin as he exited the store. Law enforcement identified 28-year-old Justin M. Barbour of Crozet as the shooter; he was killed at the scene by an off-duty federal law enforcement officer who intervened. Investigators described the shooting as random and said Barbour acted alone; additional firearms were found in his vehicle.

Diane was remembered by family and friends for her decades caring for newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit, her love of reading, dogs, live music, and close friendships. Does anyone who knew Diane or was at the Blue Ridge Shopping Center that day have information that could add to the record?