On January 26, 2022, 22-year-old Kalila Rubye Heyward Saunders was fatally shot inside her home on Eddings Point Road, St. Helena Island, South Carolina. The incident also left her 55-year-old mother, Robin Saunders, dead after being taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, and her 24-year-old estranged boyfriend, Jaquan Sanders of Seabrook, found unresponsive upstairs with a pistol in his hand.

Deputies reported forced entry at the front door and recovered a second pistol belonging to Kalila at the scene. Authorities indicated the suspect had forcibly entered the home armed and that an exchange of gunfire occurred; initial statements suggested Kalila or her mother may have fired in self-defense. Forensic autopsies were pending and the investigation remained ongoing.

If anyone witnessed activity near Eddings Point Road that morning or has information about the break-in, please share what is known with investigators.