St. Louis, Mo., Nov 20, 2018 / 14:56 pm
A gunman remains on the loose after shooting a woman and sexually assaulting another at the Catholic Supply of St. Louis retail store in Ballwin, Mo. on Monday afternoon. Ballwin is a suburb of St. Louis.
The woman killed was identified on Tuesday as Jamie Schmidt, from the nearby town of House Springs. Schmidt was a customer in the store at the time of the attack. She was shot in the head by the assailant, and died after being transported to the hospital in critical condition. She was 53.
Schmidt is survived by her husband and three children.
In an emotional tribute posted on Facebook, her husband Gregg Schmidt remembered his wife's singing voice and encouraged everyone to share feelings of love at every opportunity.