Tierra Nicole Underwood, 29, and her cousin Benita Diane McMillan, 26, were shot to death outside the back door of Tierra’s apartment at 209 Melvin Court in Fayetteville on November 23, 2011, around 9 p.m. Both women were found lying outside after being shot while they were outside smoking a cigarette. Three children, ages 8, 4, and 2, were inside the apartment at the time and were not injured.

Investigators classified the incident as domestic violence. The women’s partner, 24-year-old Jermaine Lamar Johnson, approached them that night and shot both women; he later left with his baby, went to another apartment, and asked neighbors to call 911. Johnson reportedly told neighbors he killed them and then waited for police, turning himself in without a struggle. He was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

If anyone knew Tierra, Benita, or their routines in that neighborhood, or has information about the events leading up to that night, please share what you know.