Our community is mourning the loss of Victoria Alexander, a 38-year-old licensed practical nurse who was killed Monday morning in what authorities are calling a deliberate act of domestic violence at her workplace in Egg Harbor Township.
Victoria arrived for her early morning shift at ExcelCare Rehabilitation Facility on Delilah Road around 6 a.m. on Monday, April 13, when her estranged husband, Brandon Alexander, 35, was waiting in the parking lot. According to investigators, Brandon blocked her vehicle and placed two suicide notes on her dashboard before she attempted to flee into the building.
A food delivery driver briefly intervened, asking Brandon to move his car and giving Victoria a critical window to run inside the 120-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation center. But Brandon followed her into the facility and shot her multiple times before turning the gun on himself.
Victoria was pronounced dead at the scene. Brandon was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in critical condition and died the following morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The couple, who lived in Minotola, Buena Borough, had two sons together.
No residents or other staff members at the facility were physically injured, though residents were shaken after being woken by gunfire and screams. ExcelCare administrator Lior Benesti told reporters the shooting "has shaken everyone" and extended "our deepest condolences to her family and friends." He noted that staff followed established safety procedures to protect residents during the incident.
Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds addressed the tragedy with stark clarity, calling it "a tragic and deliberate act of domestic violence that escalated to deadly consequences."
"Domestic violence is not a private matter, it is a serious crime that destroys families and threatens public safety," Reynolds said. He also noted that "untreated mental health crises can contribute to escalating violence."
The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office and Egg Harbor Township Police Department are leading the investigation. This killing marked Atlantic County's first homicide of 2026, ending a historic stretch in which our county recorded zero murders in the first quarter of the year.
Victoria's death is part of a deeply troubling pattern. Just weeks earlier, another New Jersey nurse, Tomeka Kamwani, 41, was killed in a suspected domestic violence incident in Swedesboro on March 28. Kamwani, also a mother, had obtained a restraining order against her attacker but was still killed.
This tragedy underscores a painful reality: domestic violence doesn't stay at home. For healthcare workers whose schedules and locations are predictable and public, the risk of being targeted at work by an abusive partner is frighteningly real. Victoria's colleagues described her as "beloved," a dedicated professional who showed up to care for our community's most vulnerable residents.
She leaves behind two young sons and a community grappling with how to prevent such senseless violence.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text "START" to 88788 for confidential support 24/7. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.
