Kevin Milton Smith, 44, was found dead in his Ambler, Pennsylvania, apartment on August 1, 2016. Officers had responded the night before, July 31, 2016, at about 11:15 p.m. after reports of gunshots and discovered Smith and his partner, 54-year-old Janice Trunk, lying in bed with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and torso.
Police reported no signs of forced entry, ransacking, or struggle, and investigators concluded the victims likely knew their attacker. The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and Ambler Police identified Joshua Trunk, 19, the son of Janice Trunk, as a suspect. He was arrested the night of the incident on drug charges and remained in custody; prosecutors later charged him with two counts of first-degree murder, possessing instruments of crime, firearms offenses and multiple drug-related charges, and a preliminary hearing was set for September 15, 2016 with bail denied.
The case was described by authorities as involving family violence and deeply affected the Ambler community. If anyone knew Kevin or Janice, or has information about that night, please share what is known with investigators.