Shalimar Chandler Green, 33, and her 11-year-old daughter Aliv’eyah Chandler were found dead inside their Columbus, Ohio home on the evening of May 27, 2026, after relatives who could not reach Shalimar requested a welfare check. A family member made the discovery before officers arrived. Both victims had sustained gunshot and stab wounds; medics pronounced them dead at the scene.

The investigation quickly focused on Shalimar’s husband, 35-year-old Derrick Green, amid reports the couple were separating and had a history of domestic disputes. Investigators recovered a bloody knife, blood-soaked clothing, and spent gun cartridges in the home. The cartridge caliber matched ammunition seen inside Green’s car. Green was located later that night in Shalimar’s missing vehicle about a half-mile from the house and was arrested without incident.

Prosecutors charged Derrick Green with murder and set bond at $5 million. An attorney said Green admitted the killings during a police interview. In early June a Franklin County grand jury indicted him on multiple counts, including three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of gross abuse of a corpse, and one count of tampering with evidence. The community has left a growing memorial outside the residence.

If anyone knew Shalimar or Aliv’eyah, or has information about the hours before May 27, please come forward.