Gina Martin, a 36-year-old Black woman who lived in Colorado but considered Las Vegas her home, was killed on the afternoon of Saturday, August 3, 2024. She had returned to Las Vegas for a pool party celebrating her upcoming 37th birthday and was with friends and family, including her 18-year-old son, when the visit ended in violence.

Around 12:30 p.m. at an Avis car rental facility on West Sahara Avenue, Gina and her boyfriend, Brian Marshall, were confronted by her ex-fiancé, 37-year-old Frederick Lee Blanche Jr. Surveillance video shows Blanche pulling a gun and opening fire. Marshall was shot multiple times while trying to run back into the rental office for help; Gina fell while attempting to flee and was shot multiple times. First responders pronounced her dead at the scene; Marshall was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Friends said Blanche became obsessed after the couple ended their relationship in 2022, with reported harassment, incessant calls and threats. Two hours before the shooting he allegedly called Gina’s brother, Sean Martin, and threatened to kill her, later texting Sean after the attack that “She’s gone.” Blanche fled in a white Chevrolet Silverado; his phone was later tracked to Buckeye, Arizona, and he was arrested the next day.