On January 26, 2019, 50-year-old Elizabeth Lee Johnson Theriot was found with gunshot wounds in her Gonzales, Louisiana, home and died shortly after being found. Her husband, 50-year-old Keith Theriot, was also shot and later identified their son, Dakota Theriot, as the assailant before succumbing to his injuries.

Earlier that day in neighboring Livingston Parish, three people were killed in a separate shooting: 43-year-old Billy Ernest, his 20-year-old daughter Summer Ernest, and his son Tanner Ernest.

A manhunt ended the next day when 21-year-old Dakota Theriot was located at his grandmother’s home in Virginia and taken into custody without incident. He was returned to Louisiana to face multiple counts including first-degree murder, home invasion, and weapons violations.

Does anyone have information about the victims or the events that morning that could help clarify the timeline or motive?