On October 12, 2020, 51-year-old Julie Fandino of Barre, Vermont, was killed on the back porch of her home at 84 Websterville Road by her former boyfriend, 58-year-old Berlin part-time police officer Jeffrey Strock. According to investigators, Strock drove his police cruiser to Fandino’s house while on duty and used his .45-caliber duty pistol to shoot her multiple times before fatally shooting himself. Their bodies were found about 2:20 p.m. by Fandino’s landlord, who noticed the parked cruiser and called 911.

State police reported a turbulent, on-and-off relationship of about six years that had ended in December 2019; Strock had married another woman afterward, but the marriage later ended and he had been trying to rekindle things with Fandino. Friends and neighbors said Fandino had recently cut off contact and had told a neighbor she was afraid of him. A fellow officer later said Strock had been emotionally distressed and had mentioned a month earlier that he might shoot Fandino and himself. Fandino’s children later sued the town and police department alleging colleagues knew of Strock’s instability and failed to prevent the death.

Does anyone have information about interactions between Strock and Berlin officers or about warnings given before October 12, 2020?