Catherine Miller, a 31-year-old woman of Filipino descent and a Licensed Practical Nurse who directed United Medical Staffing, was shot and killed in Iota, Louisiana, during a child custody exchange on Thursday, April 2, 2020. A resident of Eunice, she was a mother to a five-year-old daughter.

Authorities described the killing as an act of domestic violence. Austin Gatte II, a 40-year-old man from Iota, was arrested after the shooting and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping; he was booked into the Acadia Parish Jail. The investigation remained ongoing.

If anyone has information about the custody exchange that led to this shooting or knew Catherine, please share what you know with investigators.