On the morning of June 19, 2018, Tresea Miller, 58, was shot and killed in the Walmart parking lot in Tallassee, Alabama. The incident was part of a murder-suicide: her 65-year-old husband, Harold Miller, also shot and killed 75-year-old Barbara Buttles, Tresea’s mother-in-law, and then fatally shot himself. The Tallassee Police Department later confirmed the identities of the three deceased and described the event as a murder-suicide.

Reports after the killings indicate Tresea had sought legal protection from her husband and that a petition for a protection from abuse order had been filed, pointing to a history of domestic problems that culminated in this public, violent episode. The shootings stunned the small community and underscore the lethal risk in abusive relationships.

If anyone witnessed the events in the Walmart parking lot or knew the victims and has information that could help clarify the circumstances, please share what is known.