On a late January morning in 2022 on Saint Helena Island, 55-year-old Robin Saunders called the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office to report that a man she knew, 24-year-old Jaquan Sanders, was breaking into her home on Eddings Point Road. Deputies arriving found forced entry at the front door and a chaotic scene inside.

Upstairs, Sanders was found unresponsive in a hallway with a pistol in his hand. In a nearby bedroom, Robin and her 22-year-old daughter, Kalila Saunders, were both found with gunshot wounds and a second pistol belonging to Kalila was on the bed. Kalila and Sanders were pronounced dead at the scene; Robin was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital and died after arrival.

Investigators concluded Sanders had unlawfully forced his way into the residence while armed and that Robin or Kalila, or both, exchanged gunfire with him. Two pistols of different calibers plus matching bullets and casings were recovered; authorities say everyone involved was identified at the scene and there was no ongoing threat. Did anyone on Saint Helena Island know more about the timeline or relationship dynamics leading up to that morning?