On the evening of May 3, 2015, Derrick Smith, 38, was fatally shot inside his home on East Village Road in Elkton, Maryland. His 22-year-old daughter, Tayonna Russ, was also killed; investigators describe her as an innocent bystander who was present during the confrontation. Both bodies were found by Derrick’s girlfriend and Tayonna’s mother.

Police identified a financial dispute as the apparent motive: Smith reportedly owed money to Erik John McNeely, and repeated attempts to collect the debt allegedly escalated into violence. After more than three years of investigation, Elkton police arrested 38-year-old Erik John McNeely in November 2018 and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder.

Are there details about Derrick or Tayonna’s lives, or anyone who knew them, that could shed light on what led to that night?