Niomi Marie Mello, 37, was found dead in her Post Road mobile home in Richmond, Maine, on the morning of Saturday, December 15, 2018, after her 11-year-old son discovered her and her longtime boyfriend, 46-year-old Kirk Alexander Jr., in the kitchen. Law enforcement later determined that both had died of gunshot wounds to the head. Investigators concluded Alexander shot Mello with a 9mm handgun and then shot himself; the deaths were officially ruled a murder-suicide and were described as domestic violence.

Family members said Mello had been in an unhealthy relationship. She was the mother of a son, who found the scene, and a 16-year-old daughter. Friends and relatives posted about their shock and grief after the news.

Does anyone in the Richmond area have information about Niomi’s last days or knew her and her family?