On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 33-year-old Catherine Nunez and her 54-year-old mother, Marisol Nunez, were shot and killed inside their home on Harrington Circle in Willingboro, New Jersey. Police say an intruder smashed a first-floor window to gain entry; Catherine placed a 911 call reporting someone trying to break in. Officers arriving just after 4 a.m. found both women dead in an upstairs bedroom from gunshot wounds.

Catherine’s 8-year-old son was in the house during the killings and was physically unharmed; a neighbor said the child was hiding under a bed. A handgun believed to be the murder weapon was later found outside the residence. Authorities arrested 37-year-old Junior Edwards of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, identified as the child’s father, and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder, home invasion burglary while armed, weapons offenses, and endangering the welfare of a child. Family and neighbors held a vigil describing the victims as loving and devoted.

If anyone knew Catherine or Marisol, or has information about that night, please come forward with what you remember.