RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Jill Rohner said the last few days have been filled with heartbreak and tears. The homeowner, living in a south Raleigh neighborhood off of Democracy Street, shared the terrifying moments that left her with so much loss. She believes the violence that resulted in the death of two men and an officer in critical condition could have possibly been prevented. Additional arrest made in 2024 Greensboro homicide, police say “He was kind, sweet, and generous … It took me 67 years, but I finally got it right. I was very much in love,” said Rohner. The Raleigh woman said she first met 73-year-old John Rowe online about two years ago. She and the former family physician had plans to soon move in together. Rohner said the two were together in her home Tuesday night when she heard a knock at her door and noticed a man with a bouquet of flowers. "I didn’t recognize it as him. I opened the door to get the flowers and said, ‘Who are these from?’ and he said, ‘Me,’" Rohner said. "He had a big mask on his face and a hood." Family gathers to remember man shot and killed in High Point and wants justice Rohner said she didn’t realize the man at her door was her ex-husband, 70-year-old Antonio Rodrigues. She said the two had been divorced for 11 years. “He didn’t take me asking him for a divorce well at all, so 11 years ago he actually had a gun to my temple at one point back then,” said Rohner. From phone calls and text messages to private images sent to her workplace, Rohner said she spent years of dealing with harassment and renewing protective orders. According to court documents, Rodrigues had prior convictions of felony stalking out of Carteret and Wake counties. That Tuesday night, Rohner said Rodrigues had plowed through the door with a taser. “John and I tried to tackle him down," recalled Rohner. "We were rolling around the living room kitchen area of my townhome when I finally got to 911 and was calling.” At one point, Rohner said Rodrigues left and came back with a shotgun, came through the back door, and shot Rowe. “I wanted everything in my power to just try and drag him out of there,” explained Rohner, who said she ran to the garage and held the door shut. Rohner questioned if she was going to die. When Rohner noticed the flashing lights and police vehicles arriving outside of her home, she said she ran to the front door and was demanded by police to run to safety. Moments after, she described a shootout. Police said Rodrigues was shot and killed after firing a gun at responding officers. “I’m not blaming anybody and I’m not blaming the police, but the system fails domestic abuse people. I want to say women, because particularly it is women," Rohner said. "It fails us horribly — I’ve got a piece of paper to protect me, and I begged them to please get him help.” The days following the incident, Rohner said neighbors have reached out to help, but she’s continued to feel the heavy loss — including her home that’s now destroyed and with bullet holes. Rohner said she questions if recently working to renew a domestic violence protective order sparked what happened. “This shouldn’t have happened, and it certainly shouldn’t have happened to John ... The system fails us. There’s got to be more,” said Rohner. She said Rowe, a widow of four years, leaves behind both children and grandchildren. Rohner said she thanks the officers who responded when they did. During a promotion ceremony Friday morning, Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson said the officer shot, First Class Officer Max Gillick, continues to have a long road to recovery ahead of him. North Hills restaurant employee recounts deadly shooting “Officer Gillick courageously provided cover for this victim, and in the process he was shot by the suspect,” Patterson said. “Max, if you can hear us from your room, we are praying for you and praying for a speedy recovery. Keep fighting and stay RPD strong. We got you.” Officer Gillick joined the police department in June of 2022. He previously served in the Army as a Captain in Field Artillery with the 82nd Airborne. Raleigh police said cards and wishes to support the officer can be sent to the Raleigh Police Department: Shelly Owens, 6716 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, 27615.