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Gwendolyn Schofield

Case from Farmington, NM dated May 15, 2023

Victim Details

Gwendolyn Schofield

Female

White / Caucasian

Farmington

NM

2023-05-15

97

Gwendolyn

Schofield

06/24/2026

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In an act of compassion that tragically became her last, Gwendolyn Schofield, a 97-year-old White female, was killed on May 15, 2023, in Farmington, New Mexico. Schofield, a retired teacher who was just a month shy of her 98th birthday, was a passenger in a car driven by her daughter, 73-year-old Melody Ivie. The two had been on their way to pick up one of Ivie's grandchildren from school that morning.

Their journey was interrupted when they witnessed another woman being shot in what appe ...
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  • CNN: 98-year-old woman and her daughter among 3 victims killed by New Mexico student who fired randomly, hitting cars and homes | CNN
  • Durango Herald: Update: Suspect, three others killed in Farmington shooting; two officers injured
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    I'm deeply saddened by the senseless loss of life in Farmington, especially the tragic deaths of Gwe... ...Read More
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