Sarah Hayden was 16 when she was killed on October 21, 2015, in Colerain Township, Ohio. She and her 17-year-old sister Elizabeth were sitting in a minivan in the family’s backyard when their 21-year-old brother Matthew Hayden shot and killed them; a 17-year-old friend, Joshua Hacker, was shot multiple times and survived.

Matthew Hayden was arrested shortly after the shooting and charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Court filings say he spent six months in a mental health treatment facility and was later found competent to stand trial; his defense asserted he suffered from severe mental illness. The shooting was reported to have stemmed from a domestic dispute within the family, though the exact nature of that dispute was not fully determined.

The deaths devastated the family and the community. If anyone knew Sarah, Elizabeth, or the family and has information that could shed light on what led to this shooting, please share what is known.