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On the afternoon of February 10, 2023, a shooting at a home on Ivy Woods Court in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, left two men dead and a woman hospitalized. Andrew Paul Smith, 45, was fatally shot at the residence; 72-year-old Richard Ernest Smith was also killed. A third victim, a woman who lived at the home, was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Authorities were called about 3:30 p.m. and found the three victims at the scene.

Investigators identified and arrested a suspect, Patrick Piotte, who had lived with the Smiths for about a year and reportedly moved out several weeks before the shootings. Piotte was apprehended in Spartanburg County and charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of Andrew Paul Smith and Richard Ernest Smith, along with charges of burglary and attempted murder related to the wounded woman. Funeral services for Andrew Paul Smith were held the following week.

If anyone knew Andrew, Richard, the injured woman, or saw activity around Ivy Woods Court on February 10, what can you share that might help explain what happened?