Shanelle Stewart, 25, of Vineland, New Jersey, was found inside a vehicle in the 2000 block of Wheaton Avenue in Millville in the early morning hours of September 7, 2023, having died of gunshot wounds. Later that day police and prosecutors arrested 34-year-old Alex Blocker of Bridgeton; authorities say he is the father of Stewart’s two young children and that surveillance footage reportedly showed a vehicle matching his following Stewart moments before the shooting.

Blocker was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses and was being held in the Cumberland County Jail pending a detention hearing. The investigation into the circumstances of Stewart’s death is ongoing. Family and friends described her as quiet, hardworking, admired, and a devoted mother.

If anyone has information about Shanelle’s case or saw activity on Wheaton Avenue that morning, please share what you know.