Nicole L. Caudill, 43, of Circleville, Ohio, was found shot to death in the basement of a Hilltop home in Columbus on October 30, 2016. Timothy L. Carney, 53, was also found shot and killed at the scene. Both bodies were discovered early Sunday morning by Columbus fire paramedics.

Police say John Henry, 48, of Clarksburg, Ohio, was arrested hours later at a relative’s house in Fayette County and charged with two counts of murder. Investigators report Henry and Caudill had been romantically involved and had a domestic dispute at the Hague Avenue house before the shooting. Witnesses told police Henry entered the house, pulled a gun on Caudill and Carney, and a handgun believed linked to the slayings was recovered from him; a witness identified Henry in a photo lineup.

There were four or five other people in the house at the time, though it is unclear who saw the shooting. Henry has a lengthy criminal record that includes domestic violence and assault. The deaths were recorded as the 80th and 81st homicides in Columbus that year.