On the morning of February 8, 2020, Travis Cornelius Smith, 32, and Sherron Jean Hutchinson, 35, were found shot to death in their Columbia, South Carolina, home on Robney Drive. The Richland County Coroner’s Office determined both died from gunshot wounds to their upper bodies. Smith worked as a truck driver for a moving company and was described as devoted to his family.

Deputies were responding to reports of shots fired when the scene and a related hostage situation came to light. A woman told authorities she had been held captive by a family member after that relative had killed two other relatives; she escaped and alerted police. Another woman who had been kidnapped was found and taken to a hospital for treatment of assault injuries.

Authorities identified and arrested 20-year-old Ontrell Dashuan Martin in neighboring Lexington County later the same day. He was charged with two counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping, attempted murder, first-degree assault and battery, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. No motive has been released.

Did anyone in the area know the victims or have information about the events that morning?