On May 22, 2022, 13-year-old Caroline Cara Vance, her 16-year-old sister Samantha, and their 51-year-old mother Florence Diane Flo Vance were found fatally shot at their home on Depot Street in Riverside, Alabama. Officers had responded after a man called saying he was suicidal and claimed to have done something terrible. Responding officers encountered 54-year-old William Huntoon Billy Vance outside the residence; he was armed and died by a self-inflicted gunshot as police approached.

Authorities concluded the incident was a murder-suicide: Billy Vance is reported to have shot his wife and daughters and then taken his own life. No arrest was made because the only suspect was deceased. A memorial service for the family was held May 27, 2022, at Eden Westside Baptist Church in Pell City.

If anyone knew the Vance family or has information about the events of May 22, 2022, please share what you know.