A pre-dawn Thanksgiving shooting in an Elizabeth, New Jersey, apartment complex claimed the life of 30-year-old Victoria Myers on November 23, 2023. Police found Myers inside a Mravlag Manor residence with multiple gunshot wounds; first responders pronounced her dead at the scene. Her young children were present during the shooting but were not physically harmed.

Investigators identified 30-year-old Gerard Manning, also of Elizabeth, as the person who entered Myers’s apartment and opened fire. Authorities said the incident was believed to be domestic in nature and that Manning and Myers were acquainted. A day-long search for Manning ended the next day with his arrest; he was charged with first-degree murder, multiple weapons offenses, and endangering the welfare of a child, and is being held at the Union County jail.

Anyone with information about Victoria, her movements, or the events that morning is asked to come forward.