Jerica Sade Gabriel, 26, was found in her Houma, Louisiana home with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 6, 2015. The investigation focused on her boyfriend, Christopher Martin, after a family member of Martin’s placed a 911 call reporting the homicide and officers were directed to the residence on Acklen Street.

Martin, 36 at the time, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In 2017 he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a plea agreement that resulted in the first-degree murder charge being dropped; he received a 40-year prison sentence. Gabriel was a mother; she is survived by her daughter, JourNey Martin, and by her parents and sisters.

Does anyone have information about Jerica’s life in Houma or knew her family that could add context to what happened?