A welfare check on Saint Helena Island led deputies to a double homicide on March 22, 2024. David Allen Gardner, 38, and his companion Christiana Alkire, 41, were found inside their Pearl Harbor Lane home after family members reported not hearing from the couple for several days. Both victims had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators reported no signs of forced entry and said there was no indication robbery was a motive. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office opened a double homicide investigation and has asked the public for any information. No suspects have been named and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone saw anything unusual near Pearl Harbor Lane in the days before March 22, 2024, or has information about Gardner or Alkire’s contacts, please share what is known with investigators.