Connie Lynn Helms, 59, was shot and killed at her rural Kaufman County home on September 14, 2021. Authorities described the incident as a domestic disturbance; deputies from the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. and took her 80-year-old mother, Margaret Ann Johnston, into custody at the scene. Reports say Johnston pulled out a handgun and shot Helms in the shoulder area, which proved fatal.

Johnston was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and held on a $1 million bond. The investigation noted the shooting followed an argument, though officials did not disclose the dispute’s exact details. Many who knew Helms expressed condolences online after her death.

Does anyone have information about the days leading up to the shooting or knew both women and can help fill in what happened that afternoon?