On December 26, 2000, Rose Marie Manfredi, 48, was killed inside the Wakefield, Massachusetts offices of Edgewater Technology during a mass shooting that took seven employees’ lives. Manfredi worked in the company’s payroll department and was at her desk when a coworker, Michael McDermott, entered the building armed with multiple weapons and opened fire. Investigators say 37 rounds were fired; victims were shot with an AK-47, a 12-gauge shotgun, and a .32 caliber pistol, and many were shot in the back of the head.

Police found McDermott at the scene after the attack; later reporting linked his motive to the company garnishing his wages for IRS tax debts. A memorial cherry tree now stands outside the offices, and carnations are woven into its branches each December to remember Manfredi and the other victims.

Does anyone have memories of Rose Manfredi or information about her time at Edgewater Technology?