The Virginia police officer who was shot and killed Saturday after responding to a domestic violence call on Saturday was a former Marine Corps reservist who graduated in 2010 from Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach and went on to get a master's degree in forensic science.
It was Officer Ashley Guindon first shift after being sworn in with Prince William County police.
Guindon, 28, was one of three officers shot responding to a 911 call from a woman reporting a domestic dispute. Police said Ronald Hamilton, of Woodbridge, Virginia, had shot and killed his 29-year-old wife, Crystal, and came out with a rifle and fired on arriving officers, killing Guindon and injuring two others.
The Hamiltons' 11 year-old son was in the home at the time and was unharmed.
"The accused made statements to law enforcement officers stating that he shot his wife and the police officers," according to the arrest affidavit.
Prince William County police Chief Stephan Hudson said Guindon went through training with the department last year before leaving for personal reasons. She rejoined the department this year, and Saturday was her first day on patrol with a training officer.
"We were struck by her passion to do this job," Hudson said. "She did share with us when we rehired her that she felt like she wanted to do this job. She couldn't get it out of her blood."
Several people in Jacksonville, who served with Guindon when she was stationed in Savannah, couldn't believe the person they knew became a police office, and she was killed.
"When I first saw it, I was like, 'Wow, she's an officer! That's awesome.' Then I kept reading, and I just it was really devastating to find out she had gotten killed," Danese Perkins said.
All three officers were flown to the hospital, where Guindon died. One of the other officers is in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds and another officer is stable.
A day before the shooting, the department tweeted a photo of Guindon after her swearing in.
Heidi Ayala, who served with Guidon in 2007, said she just spoke to her Thursday.
"That's the thing about her ... We had a very supportive relationship. She was always there. She was always just one phone call away," Ayala said.
Friends say she was one of those people, they always wanted around.
"No matter if you were in a bad mood, if you spent a few minutes around her, before you know it, you had a group of 10 people that are laughing and joking," said Jaclyn Freda. "She's was one of those positive people."
Guindon is the 11th law enforcement officers killed with a firearm in the United States in the first 60 days of 2016. The first officer's death last year came on March 4 and there were 39 total.
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The fact that there have had so many deaths of officers this year compared to 2015 is upsetting for many, including Freda, who works in law enforcement.
"There's a predetermined image of what people are, but they don't see the other side," Freda said. "What they don't see is (us) waking up in the morning and kissing our kids goodbye; our spouses goodbye. They don't see our moments where we cry for a brothers and sisters, or we are scared. Because that's a part of putting a uniform (on). You have to put on this face that you're the brave one. I mean, people called 911, and we go to help no matter what."
Guindon's funeral will be held Tuesday in Dale City, Virginia. Marines and police officers are traveling from all over the country to attend.
Hamilton was arrested at the scene and later charged with capital murder, first-degree murder, two counts of malicious wounding of a police officer and three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He is being held without bond in the county detention center.