On May 1, 2011, 54-year-old Sharon Gerot was shot and killed while mowing her lawn outside her home on Deer Run Drive in Riverside, Iowa. Emergency crews were called about a shooting around 3:43 p.m.; officers found her body outside the residence and she was pronounced dead at about 4:04 p.m. An autopsy determined she died of a single gunshot wound to the head.

Investigators identified her 70-year-old live-in boyfriend, Thomas Lee Hansen, as the suspect. He was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; initial bond was set at $2,000,000 cash, later reduced to $1,400,000. Records related to the case state that Hansen retrieved a handgun from the garage, walked through the house to the patio doors, and fired the shot that struck Sharon as she mowed.

If anyone knew Sharon, her routines, or saw activity near Deer Run Drive that afternoon, please share what was observed.