On March 1, 2023, Melissa Joyce Bergeron, 37, was found dead from a gunshot wound in her Colchester, Vermont condominium on Holy Cross Road. Police responded that evening after a neighbor called 911 reporting a fight and a loud bang. Her husband of 12 years, Michael Bergeron, was also found dead from a gunshot wound; authorities described the deaths as a murder-suicide, concluding Michael shot Melissa and then himself.

Their 10-year-old son, Nicholas, was in the home at the time but was physically unharmed. He ran out of the residence after the shooting and was placed in the care of relatives. Melissa is remembered by those who knew her as kind and generous, known for a bright smile and for making motherhood her greatest joy.

If anyone knew Melissa or the family and has information about that night, please share what you remember.