On the morning of June 17, 2020, Laurie Melchionda, a 59-year-old nurse and longtime school health professional, was shot to death in the entryway of her Howie Road home in Braintree, Massachusetts. Neighbors reported hearing screams and saw a man firing a weapon; police arrived around noon and found her with multiple gunshot wounds. She was taken to South Shore Hospital and pronounced dead.

A 61-year-old former neighbor, Robert Bonang of Marshfield, was standing near the front of the home and was taken into custody. Investigators described the attack as targeted rather than random. Prosecutors said Bonang blamed the Melchionda family for his financial problems, including the loss of his childhood home. Authorities allege Bonang came disguised as a delivery driver with a rifle concealed in a cardboard box; a witness reported seeing a man ring the doorbell and then heard screaming and gunfire. Police say they recovered a notebook blaming the Melchiondas, a handgun and more than 400 rounds of ammunition from his vehicle.

Laurie Melchionda was a wife and mother of three adult children, had worked as a school nurse in Braintree for over two decades, served on the town’s Board of Health, and was Director of Health Services for Weston Public Schools. Was anyone in the community aware of disputes between the families or other information that could shed light on this targeted attack?