Nicole Gamache White, 44, was shot to death at her Stevens Street apartment in Lowell, Massachusetts, on the morning of May 11, 2017. Witnesses reported hearing screams and several gunshots around 7:30 a.m., and some relatives, including her daughter, saw the attack. Authorities found White with a gunshot wound to the head.

Police quickly identified White’s 51-year-old ex-boyfriend, Ross Elliot, as the suspect and staged an intense 30-hour manhunt. Elliot was described as armed and dangerous and had a long violent criminal history, including a prior conviction for assaulting and kidnapping a former girlfriend. During the search an off-duty firefighter spotted Elliot hiding under a motorcycle cover; Elliot reportedly pointed a gun at the firefighter and fled.

On the afternoon of May 12, 2017, a woman in neighboring Chelmsford found Elliot’s body in the trunk of her car. It is believed he had broken into the vehicle at a Lowell home and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, ending the manhunt. Family and friends remembered White as a loving mother and a kind person who often helped others.

If anyone knew Nicole, her movements that morning, or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.