Mom of Abducted 4-Year-Old Reportedly Ran Door to Door Begging for Help Before Child's Father Allegedly Killed Her and 2 Others

A Florida woman who was killed along with two others in a shooting spree before her 4-year-old daughter was abducted had reportedly run around her neighborhood pleading for help after she was shot. 

Mary Gingles, 34, was found dead in a massacre police allege was carried out by her estranged husband Nathan Gingles, who is also accused of briefly abducting the couple’s child, Seraphine Gingles, according to a statement from the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

Officers first discovered Mary’s father David Pozner, 64, slain in the back patio of a Tamarac, Fla., residence after responding to reports of a shooting just after 6 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16.

They learned Seraphine was missing from the residence, naming Nathan a suspect and issuing an Amber Alert, which was called off after the child’s safe rescue hours later.

Mary was also missing at this time, mentioned as a possible abduction victim on the Amber Alert, per the Miami Herald.

Authorities found Mary fatally shot inside the residence of her neighbor Andrew Ferrin, 36. Ferrin was also killed in the spree.

Nathan was arrested in the nearby city of North Lauderdale, where Seraphine was found safe with him.

It appears Mary had been seeking help from neighbors right before the killings.  

A neighbor told Local 10 that in a bid to save her life, Mary ran to homes of her neighbors pleading for help before she was killed. Mary left footprints in the area while attempting to escape, said the neighbor, who was not named by the outlet.

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Nathan has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of violating a protective order and one count of interfering with custody, per online records from the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

He is being held without bond on all but the custody interference charge; for that offense, his bail has been set at $2,500.

Plea and attorney information were not immediately available. PEOPLE has reached out to an attorney representing Nathan in a previous domestic violence case, but it wasn’t clear if she is representing him in this case.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.