Deanna Dominick-Dalton, 21, of Clayton, Delaware, was found dead inside a residence in the 800 block of McLane Gardens in Smyrna on April 27, 2021. Authorities reported she had apparent gunshot wounds and said she was an acquaintance of Stephanie Gill, one of the victims of an earlier shooting that morning at Smyrna Middle School.

The school shooting began shortly before 10:30 a.m. when Stephanie Gill and her husband, Llewellyn Gill arrived to pick up their daughter. Investigators say Llewellyn Gill shot Stephanie in the school parking lot; he later fled, was located around 11:00 a.m., led officers on a pursuit that crossed into Maryland, and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after crashing near Galena. Information developed during the school investigation prompted a welfare check at the Smyrna residence where Deanna was found.

Authorities identified Llewellyn Gill, 47, of Hartly, as the suspected shooter and described the incident as a murder-suicide. With the suspected gunman deceased, there were no arrests or criminal charges related to Deanna’s killing. Did anyone who knew Deanna or saw her in Smyrna that morning come forward with information?