A quadruple homicide in Lanham, Maryland left four members of one family dead. Forty-one-year-old Mwasiti Sikyala was found slain along with her sister-in-law, 38-year-old Dawn Yvette Brooks, and Brooks’ two children, 4-year-old Shakur Sylvester Sikyala and 3-year-old Shayla Shante Sikyala. Their bodies were discovered in a trash-filled apartment above a detached garage; the residence reportedly had no running water or toilet facilities and was described by police as resembling a landfill.

Investigators say the killings were linked to a drug dispute over missing marijuana. Two suspects from Texas, 43-year-old Darrell Lynn Bellard and 18-year-old T’keisha Nicole Gilmer, traveled to Maryland allegedly to sell a large quantity of the drug. Authorities contend Bellard became enraged after being told the marijuana had been stolen, and that he and Gilmer armed themselves with handguns. Police say both suspects were arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder, and admitted involvement during questioning.

Does anyone have information about the victims, the residence, or the events leading up to that day that could help clarify what happened?