A double homicide stunned a Berkeley neighborhood in the early hours of April 6, 2016. Responding firefighters found a house fire on the 6100 block of Eaton Avenue, and inside two women were discovered dead in separate rooms. One victim was identified as 61-year-old Gerry Denise Smith; the other was 26-year-old Cierra Owens.

Investigators determined neither fire nor smoke inhalation caused the deaths. Both women had been shot to death before the fire was set, and authorities classified the incident as a double homicide. At the time, both victims were living in the house with Smith’s son.

The scene was processed and witnesses were interviewed, but no arrests were announced. CrimeStoppers offered up to a $5,000 reward for tips leading to a felony arrest. Does anyone in the Berkeley area have information that could help bring justice for Gerry Smith and Cierra Owens?