On the evening of February 8, 2018, 36-year-old Janice Thomas was shot four times in the chest and died at her home on Franklin Street in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Police were called after reports of a man with a gun; officers found gunfire and screams inside the residence.

Authorities say Ricky Dewayne Davis Jr., 31, who had been staying at the home, was acting erratically and allegedly under the influence of methamphetamine. Janice’s 19-year-old daughter Ladaijha Thomas and 25-year-old Oshay Thomas-Allen had taken refuge in a bedroom when Davis reportedly forced his way in and opened fire, seriously wounding both—Ladaijha in the neck and leg, Oshay in the mouth. Janice was shot in a separate bedroom while trying to de-escalate the situation.

Davis was arrested by the Poplar Bluff Police Department and charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and armed criminal action. He waived a preliminary hearing and was ordered to stand trial; an arraignment was scheduled before Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett.

Does anyone have information about the household on Franklin Street or the people involved that could help the ongoing case?