Mary Catherine Gingles, a 34-year-old U.S. Army veteran who served as a Signal Corps officer from 2016 to 2020, was killed on February 16, 2025, in Tamarac, Florida, during a violent attack tied to a contentious divorce. Mary and her estranged husband, 43-year-old former Army captain Nathan Gingles, shared a 4-year-old daughter, Seraphina. Earlier that morning, deputies responded to 911 calls about gunshots at Mary’s home and found Mary’s father, 64-year-old David Ponzer, fatally shot on the back patio.

Nathan then abducted Seraphina and left in a silver BMW X3. An AMBER Alert led to the vehicle being located at a Walmart in North Lauderdale later that morning; Nathan was arrested without incident and Seraphina was found unharmed. Nathan Gingles was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed burglary, child abuse, and violation of a domestic violence injunction and is being held without bond.

Mary had previously obtained two domestic violence injunctions against Nathan and had reported threats, erratic behavior, substance abuse, stalking, and finding a GPS tracker in her vehicle. No arrests were made on those prior complaints; several deputies were later suspended and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office acknowledged shortcomings in its response. If anyone knew Mary, her family, or witnessed events around Tamarac on February 16, 2025, please share what can help the investigation.