Fatoumatta Jallow was 23 and had been in the United States less than a year, studying toward a nursing career, when she was killed on December 21, 2016, in Madison, Wisconsin. She was working at REM Wisconsin, a residence for people with disabilities, when a coworker, Ali Hassan, entered the basement and opened fire. Jallow suffered multiple gunshot wounds to her torso and right arm and did not survive. A second woman, Julie Connors, was shot repeatedly but survived and called 911.

Ali Hassan fled in his car, crashed into another vehicle, tried to run on foot, and was quickly caught by police. He later said he had no memory of the shooting because he had been heavily intoxicated. A jury acquitted Hassan of first-degree intentional homicide but convicted him of homicide by intoxicated use of a firearm and related charges; sentencing of Hassan to a lengthy prison term followed. The motive for the attack remains unknown; family members say it was not related to a romantic relationship. Fatoumatta Jallow’s funeral was held on December 24 at the Islamic Center of East Madison; her mother was denied a visa to travel from Gambia and could not attend the funeral or the trial.

If anyone knew Fatoumatta, worked with her at REM Wisconsin, or has information about the events that night, please share what is known.