Daina M. Smith was 52 when she was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head in her Independence, Missouri, home on the evening of July 26, 2020. Officers responding to a call located her inside a residence on South Greenwich Lane. As officers were arriving, a man later identified as her husband, Ryan D. Smith, was seen leaving the home in a Jeep and a person at the scene identified him as the shooter, prompting his arrest.

Initial statements from the husband included conflicting accounts, first saying a stranger had shot Daina and later suggesting she had taken her own life. Daina’s sons told investigators their father had called them and said, I shot your mom in the head. I need help. Family members described a history of turmoil in the marriage, saying Ryan struggled with severe alcoholism and that Daina had expressed she would seek a divorce if his drinking continued; court records show a 2007 conviction of Ryan Smith for unlawful use of a weapon in an incident involving Daina.

Does anyone have information about the family, their time on South Greenwich Lane, or the events on July 26, 2020?