Boyd Michael Beets, 67, and his wife Doris were killed at their home on Live Oak Circle in the Lovell Woods neighborhood of Knoxville on the night of March 21, 2020. The couple, high school sweethearts, were inside their house when a domestic dispute between another couple spilled onto their property. A woman fleeing an altercation sought refuge at the Beets’ porch, and her boyfriend, identified as Ronnie Edward Johnson, crashed his truck into the front of the Beets’ house. After exiting his vehicle, Johnson shot both Boyd and Doris Beets.

Neighbors reported hearing the crash and gunshots and called police. Johnson was apprehended near the scene and booked into the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility; he faces charges including two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder related to the woman he pursued, and one count of aggravated domestic assault. The deaths left the neighborhood reeling and the family mourning.

If anyone witnessed the crash, the shooting, or saw the vehicle or the couple involved that night, please share what was observed with investigators.