Nurse Fatally Shot While Jogging
Ally Brueger’s boyfriend, who’s been named a suspect, insists that her father killed her.
Alexandra Nicolette Brueger, better known as Ally, was a 31-year-old living in Holly, Michigan. She had recently broken up with her boyfriend and was living with her parents, Nikki and Franz Brueger.
Her parents described her as a witty and generous woman who loved animals. Ally had recently convinced her family to rescue a dog, Zeus, and the two had a special bond.
Ally was a nurse at the Providence Park Hospital in Novi and was also completing a master’s degree in writing. According to her mother, “nursing was her profession but writing was her passion”.
Despite working long hours and being a student, Ally ran 10 miles every day. She had been a dedicated runner for 10 years.
On the afternoon of July 30, 2016, Ally went for a run on Fish Lake Road, one of her usual routes.
It was about 2:30 PM when Ally collapsed on someone’s front lawn, about 50 feet from the dirt road and just two miles from the house she shared with her parents. The homeowner heard gunshots and saw the woman on the ground. He called…
