Gabriella M. Caroleo, 25, of Barnegat, New Jersey, was shot on the evening of Thursday, June 27, 2024, near Ridgeway Road and Hope Chapel Road in Manchester. She was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune but died of her wound. Investigators quickly identified 35-year-old Maxwell A. Johnston of Manchester as a suspect and obtained a warrant charging him with murder and weapons possession.

Johnston evaded capture for about a week and reportedly sent a taunting text to Gabriella’s family during that time. On July 5 a standoff at a Toms River home on Ravenswood Drive ended when officers found Johnston dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound; Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, was arrested and charged with harboring a fugitive. Evidence from that house led investigators to a Jackson Township property where they found the dismembered remains of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason, the Ravenswood Drive homeowner. Authorities say Rollason was killed on July 3. Mascarelli and two others, Danielle Bolstad and Jared Krysiak, were charged in connection with the dismemberment and disposal; Jarred Palumbo was charged with assisting in moving the remains.

Are there any witnesses or local residents who remember seeing Gabriella in Manchester on June 27 or who saw unfamiliar activity near the Ravenswood Drive or Jackson Township properties in early July?