On August 28, 2023, Malindia Rose Bryant, 53, and her husband, Howard Dwaine Wayne Bryant, 52, were found dead from gunshot wounds in their Chapmanville, West Virginia, home. West Virginia State Police say the couple’s deaths were an isolated incident discovered after a third-party distress call; the State Police Crime Scene Response Team processed the scene and an investigation was opened. Authorities told the community there was no ongoing threat.

Malindia was born April 1, 1970, in Logan, West Virginia, and worked for 25 years as a school bus driver for Pride Community Services. She is described as a family-centered woman who enjoyed time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, and is survived by three children, ten grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

The double homicide investigation remains active; anyone with information about the deaths of Malindia and Howard Bryant is asked to come forward.