A Floridacommunity is mourning the heartbreakingloss of a young nursingstudent whose dream of caring for others was just months away from becomingreality.
Brooke Smith, 24, was preparing to graduate from the University of Florida this August with a bachelor’s degree in nursing when her life was tragically cut short in a shooting that authorities say stemmed from her attempt to distance herself from a former partner.
Smith was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the evening of last month at the Creeks Edge Condos in Gainesville. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police…