Belinda Smith Niebuhr, 47, was shot and killed at the Arby’s she managed in Moscow, Idaho, on January 10, 2015. Coworkers described her as a loving, nurturing presence who often served as a mother figure; after the shooting a memorial with flowers, candles and some of her favorite snacks was left outside the restaurant. The gunman specifically asked for her before she was shot while attempting to escape through the drive-thru window.

The attack was part of a three-site shooting spree. The shooter first went to his landlord’s office and shot landlord David Trail and another man, Michael Chin, who survived. He then killed Niebuhr at the Arby’s and later went to his parents’ home and killed his adoptive mother, Terri Grzebielski. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old John Lee, fled and led police on a high-speed chase into Washington before being taken into custody.

Lee was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery; court testimony mentioned he had been experiencing paranoid thoughts and hearing voices at the time. He entered an Alford plea as part of an agreement to avoid the death penalty and received three life sentences. Does anyone have memories of Belinda or details about her work at the Arby’s to share?