Christopher Patrick Hunter, 36, and his brother Thomas Anthony Hunter, 41, were found dead on January 18, 2017, in a burned 2002 Mercury Mountaineer in Golden Gate Estates, Naples, Florida. The Collier County Medical Examiner’s Office determined both brothers suffered fatal gunshot wounds before the vehicle was set on fire. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots between 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on January 17, 2017.

Investigators recovered a spent 7.62 mm shell casing consistent with an assault rifle outside the SUV and rifle-type ammunition inside the vehicle. Gasoline was used as an accelerant, and a bag of pills and a box of matches were found near the burned car. Christopher Hunter’s wallet was later located in a nearby canal by the Sheriff’s Office dive team.

Police say the brothers were likely killed during a narcotics transaction. Thomas Hunter’s wife reported the pair had gone to complete a drug purchase after a man in a white or silver Kia Soul returned home without his wallet and Christopher agreed to follow him. That man was identified as 24-year-old Zachary Anderson. Anderson was arrested on unrelated probation charges, served with a murder arrest warrant, and later indicted by a grand jury on two first-degree murder counts; he faced additional charges including manslaughter and arson.

Does anyone have information about the transaction or who may have been with the victims that night?