On May 18, 2017, 6-year-old Kaiden Daniel Helton of Dayton, Ohio, was shot in the head and later died. His 8-year-old sister Khmorra was also critically injured in the same incident and died a few days later. Both children were found in critical condition at their Lori Sue Avenue home and taken to Dayton Children’s Hospital.

Their mother, 30-year-old Claudena Helton, was arrested at the scene and initially charged with two counts of attempted murder and four counts of aggravated assault; additional charges were filed after the children’s deaths. Montgomery County Children Services had an open child endangerment case involving Helton at the time of the shootings.

Reports state that psychological evaluations later concluded Helton was not legally sane at the time of the shootings and that she was ordered to be institutionalized. The community reacted with shock and grief. Does anyone who knew Kaiden or Khmorra, or who has information about this case, have anything to share?