Candlelit vigils are to be held in Co Down in memory of Karen Cummings who was murdered in her home.
The mother-of-two was found unconscious and understood to have been shot in the head inside a house in the Laurel Heights area of Banbridge.
Treatment was provided at the scene but the 40-year-old was pronounced dead a short time later.
A 42-year-old man arrested at the scene is originally from the Short Strand area of Belfast.
A second man in his 30s from Lurgan was detained on Sunday afternoon when he presented himself at a police cordon outside St Patrick’s cemetery on the Dromore Road in Banbridge, after emerging from a nearby farmyard.
Both men remain in custody.
The vigils for Ms Cummings will be held in Newry and Banbridge on Thursday at 6pm.
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Women’s Aid Armagh-Down are leading the vigil in Banbridge’s Solitude Park, while the commemoration in Newry will be held at Marcus Square.
Councillors spoke in support of holding the vigil in Banbridge at a meeting of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council on Monday night, while paying tribute to Ms Cummings.
Sinn Fein councillor and Lord Mayor Sarah Duffy said: “Just last week we came together as a community in Lurgan to remember the 24 women whose lives were tragically taken due to violence.
“It was a time to reflect, grieve and to recommit to ending violence against women and girls.
“We could never have imagined that just one week later we would be mourning another tragic loss of life, Karen Cummings from Banbridge who was brutally murdered right here in our borough.
“This devastating loss has shaken us all to our core. Karen’s death is a painful reminder of the urgent need to address the epidemic of violence against women and girls.
“My heart goes out to her family, friends and all who loved her. Our borough stands with you all in your grief, and we will honour her memory by continuing to demand change.”
In a post on Facebook, Alliance councillor Joy Ferguson said: “Tonight at full council, there was strong cross party support to hold a community vigil to support women impacted by violence and to send a strong message of support to the family of Karen Cummings.”
Ms Cummings is the seventh woman to die violently in 2024.
Twenty-five women have been killed violently in Northern Ireland since January 2020.