Richard Hutson, 36, of Ocala, Florida, was shot and killed at his Marion Oaks home in the early hours of December 25, 2014. The shooter, identified as 23-year-old Preston Pollard, reportedly drove from Venus, Texas, to confront his ex-girlfriend’s family after learning she would not spend the holidays with him. Pollard arrived just after midnight; Mary Lou Hutson, 55, answered the door and was shot multiple times. Richard Hutson, who was in a nearby bedroom, was also shot and killed. Mary Lou Hutson later succumbed to her injuries after a prolonged hospital stay.

Pollard’s ex-girlfriend, Rose Courter, escaped with her three nieces and hid them in a bathroom. Pollard fled, leading police on a chase that ended on Interstate 10 in Okaloosa County, Florida, when he shot himself as officers closed in. Investigators concluded Pollard was the sole suspect and closed the investigation after his death. Few details are known about what happened inside the home before the shooting; anyone with information about the family or that night is asked to come forward.