Lacey Lucille Rutherford was 29 when she was fatally shot at her Hamilton, Ohio, home on June 18, 2014. She was the daughter of Alfred and Robin Rutherford and is survived by her parents, two sons Maxwell Petry and Tyson Petry, and three siblings.

Her father, Alfred Rutherford (also called Ike), armed with a shotgun, shot Lacey in the head and then shot her boyfriend, Steven Watkins, in the home during a children’s sleepover; several children, including Lacey’s young son, reportedly witnessed the shootings. Alfred Rutherford fled but was arrested nearly nine hours later and admitted to the killings; he was charged with aggravated murder and murder. The prosecution said heroin use was a significant factor in the family’s troubles leading up to the shooting.

Lacey’s death devastated her family and the community. Does anyone have memories of Lacey or information about the family that could add to the record?