On May 18, 2022, 37-year-old Nicole Carr was shot and killed inside a residence on Eutaw Avenue in Camden, New Jersey. The fatal injury followed a violent altercation that began while Carr was cooking and escalated after a man identified as 36-year-old Marquis Fletcher allegedly struck her. A 61-year-old relative of Fletcher intervened and was also involved in the confrontation.

A struggle ensued involving Fletcher, Carr, and the older man; during that struggle Fletcher allegedly struck Carr with the firearm and a single shot struck her. Carr was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where she died shortly after arrival.

Police named Marquis Fletcher as the suspect. He surrendered to U.S. Marshals the next day and was arrested on murder, assault, and weapons charges; he was held at the Camden County Correctional Facility pending further proceedings.