On the evening of July 6, 2026, deputies responded to a home in the 600 block of 11th Street in Ramona after a report of an assault with a firearm. Inside the residence they found 32-year-old Nicholas McClure of San Diego County and 28-year-old Courtney Chandler with severe traumatic injuries; both were pronounced dead at the scene.

A 33-year-old man from Escondido, Ryan Wesley Proffitt, was found sitting on the front steps, detained without incident and later arrested on two counts of murder. Investigators have described the crime as an isolated incident and say there is no ongoing threat to the public. Prosecutors say Proffitt and Chandler had been in an open relationship, that Chandler began a relationship with McClure after he moved into the home, and that jealousy sparked a confrontation. Proffitt reportedly called 911, told the dispatcher he had been involved in a lover’s quarrel and that two people were dead; he later claimed McClure charged him and he shot McClure three times before shooting Chandler.

Proffitt has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with a special-circumstance allegation of multiple murders; he faces potential penalties up to life without parole or the death penalty. Does anyone have information about Nicholas McClure or his time in Ramona that could help investigators?