Melissa Susanna Martinez, age 44

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Lost to gun violence on December 25, 2022 in Thornton, Colorado.

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News sources:

Ex-employer of Thornton murder-suicide suspect says he made threats
Dec 28: The Denver Post: Suspect in Jehovah’s Witnesses hall attack bombed union offices before murder-suicide
Dec 25: The Denver Post: 3 incendiary devices recovered following murder-suicide at Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in Thornton on Christmas
FOX31 Denver: 2 dead in Christmas morning shooting at Jehovah’s Witness congregation in Thornton
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