Darius Springfield, 42, was one of two people found shot and killed inside a vehicle that crashed into a house and then caught fire on South Somerville Street in Somerville, Tennessee, on June 24, 2022. Springfield and Nakita Anderson were discovered by first responders after flames were extinguished; both had sustained gunshot wounds before the crash and fire.

The Somerville Police Department, Fayette County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation worked the case. Investigators later identified two suspects from nearby Moscow, Kentavious Taylor and Brandon Auston. On July 24, 2023, a Fayette County Grand Jury returned indictments charging each with two counts of first-degree premeditated murder, vandalism of property valued between $60,000 and $250,000, and felony reckless endangerment. Both were booked into the Fayette County Jail with bond set at $500,000 each.

The motive and exact sequence of events leading to the shootings and subsequent crash have not been publicly detailed. Did anyone in the Somerville area see the vehicle or the occupants on June 24, 2022?