Jessica Eileen Noreen Montague was 31 when she was killed in a mass shooting at a SunTrust bank branch in Sebring, Florida, on January 23, 2019. Born November 16, 1987, in Manchester, New Hampshire, she had lived in Sebring for about 25 years. She was described as a devout Christian who enjoyed arts and crafts and was devoted to being a mother.

Jessica was one of five women shot and killed inside the bank by a 21-year-old gunman who reportedly had no connection to the victims and did not attempt to rob the bank. The other named victims were Marisol Lopez, Ana Piñon-Williams, and customer Cynthia Watson; the fifth victim, also a bank employee, has not been publicly named at the family’s request. The suspect, Zephen Xaver, was taken into custody and charged with five counts of first-degree murder.

The shooting prompted vigils and memorials in Sebring and left a deep impact on Jessica’s husband, Jermaine Montague, and their three children, Jayden Malcolm, Emma Malcolm, and Paris Montague.