Gwendolyn Schofield, 97, was killed on May 15, 2023, in Farmington, New Mexico, after stopping with her daughter to help a woman who had been shot. Schofield, a retired teacher who volunteered in literacy programs and enjoyed gardening, was a passenger in a car driven by her 73-year-old daughter, Melody Ivie. The two were on their way to pick up a grandchild when they witnessed another woman, 79-year-old Shirley Voita, shot in what was described as a random act of violence.

According to reports, the shooter walked through the neighborhood firing multiple weapons, including an AR-style rifle, striking passing cars and houses and wounding several people. Schofield and her daughter stopped to render aid and were both fatally shot; Voita also died. The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Beau Wilson, was shot and killed by police at the scene; six others, including two officers, were wounded. The shooter’s motive remains unknown.

Does anyone have information about that morning in Farmington or memories of Gwendolyn’s life and community involvement that could add to the record?