Robert Rob Dennis McKernan, 29, was shot to death inside his Massillon home on December 31, 2014. The coroner ruled his death a homicide; the report says he was struck by ten rounds from a semi-automatic Glock pistol to his back, chest, arm, abdomen and mouth area. Gunshot residue indicated one facial wound was fired from less than two feet away.

The couple had been arguing that night about money and drug use. Colleen McKernan told authorities she acted in self-defense and later faced a murder charge. Reports state there were no visible injuries on her and no signs of a struggle at the scene. Rob was a Perry High School graduate, an Air Force veteran who worked in missile maintenance and later as a tool pusher, and was remembered by family and friends as a loving father and son.