Cynthia King, 54, and her 84-year-old mother, Dorothy King, were found shot and later pronounced dead at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center after police discovered them in their Spring Lake home on Dianne Circle (off Lillington Highway) on September 15, 2016. Spring Lake officers responded about 8:50 a.m. and both victims had suffered gunshot wounds.

Authorities identified the shooter as 79-year-old Bobby King, Dorothy’s husband, who admitted to shooting both women, made several spontaneous statements to police and called 911 himself. The weapon was reported as a 9mm handgun. Bobby King was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and held without bond at the Cumberland County Detention Center. Police had previously been called to the home for domestic and dementia-related issues, and the suspect’s history of dementia was noted; the motive for the shootings remains unclear.

Does anyone with knowledge of the family or the neighborhood have information that could shed light on what led to this tragedy?