Joanne Beauvais, 45, was shot dead outside a home on Mountain Terrace Drive in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, on the night of February 26, 2026. Her car was found running nearby; an autopsy confirmed multiple gunshot wounds and the death was ruled a homicide.

Pocono Mountain Regional Police were dispatched at 10:37 p.m. after a call from 47-year-old Eric Chisolm. He first told dispatchers he had shot a burglar outside his window, then later suggested the person might have been a delivery worker. Investigators determined Beauvais was in a relationship with Chisolm and say he fired a handgun through a window, striking her while she was outside. Chisolm was arrested and charged with criminal homicide.

Joanne was born in Nyack, New York, raised in Spring Valley, and had a master’s degree in education from New York University. She worked as Education Director of special education for Merakey in Scranton and is survived by three children, Taaj, Bree, and Madison. Does anyone have information about Joanne’s last movements or who may have seen her that evening?