Julie Losinski of the Arcadia, Wisconsin area was shot by her husband, Donald Losinski, during a confrontation in the couple’s trailer on September 13, 1989, and died of her wounds three days later. The shooting took place in the presence of Deputy Robert Hovell and several family members; Hovell disarmed and arrested Donald at the scene. Julie had obtained a temporary restraining order on September 5 and had begun divorce proceedings.

She returned to the trailer on the morning of September 13 to retrieve belongings, accompanied by her mother Marion Simon and brother-in-law Craig Goodroad, and had asked for law-enforcement protection because of prior threats and the presence of firearms. After the killing, Julie’s three children and her estate sued Trempealeau County, Sheriff Darrell McBride, Deputy Hovell and insurers, alleging failures to enforce the no-contact order and to protect her; those claims later reached the Seventh Circuit, which found factual questions about the deputy’s duty and care when accompanying an abuse victim.

What relevant details about this case or these people might help explain what happened that morning?