Donna Dutton was 54 when her life ended on April 7, 2018, at a rental home on 128 Fern Street in Warwick, Rhode Island. A friend discovered Donna and her roommate, 58-year-old Joseph E. Schlink, deceased that morning. Donna had been living at the residence about a month and had been renting a room from Schlink.

Police reports note escalating tensions between the two in March, including two calls to the home, but no arrests were made. Investigators determined the deaths were a murder-suicide: Schlink is believed to have shot Donna once in the kitchen and then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the living area. A .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle was recovered at the scene. Friends said Schlink, a military veteran, had been dealing with mental health struggles and had expressed suicidal thoughts.

Donna was remembered as joyful, active in her church, and fond of knitting and crocheting; she was a mother to an adult son and one of seven siblings. Does anyone who knew Donna or lived near Fern Street in 2018 have information that could shed more light on the weeks before this tragedy?