A welfare check at a Newpark Place home in Columbia, South Carolina, on the evening of Thursday, September 23, 2021, turned up a double homicide. Deputies found 59-year-old Kenneth Wayne Westberry and his 60-year-old wife, Subrina Jackson Westberry, dead in the master bedroom with fatal gunshot wounds to their upper bodies. Their 27-year-old son, Kevin Jackson Westberry, who lived with them, was present at the residence when deputies arrived and was initially reported to have said he hadn’t heard from his parents and thought they might be in Charleston.

Kevin Jackson Westberry was detained at the scene, then arrested and charged with two counts of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Autopsies were scheduled to confirm cause of death. Neighbors described the family as friendly and said the neighborhood is usually peaceful; authorities have not publicly disclosed a motive.

If anyone knew the Westberry family or has information about what happened that night, please share details with local law enforcement.