On the morning of January 22, 2023, Breana C. Conner, 27, was shot inside a residence in the 800 block of Southwest Street in Sikeston, Missouri. Officers responding to reports of multiple gunshots found Conner and her husband, 33-year-old Kiara D. Haynes, both wounded. Haynes was pronounced dead at the scene; Conner was taken to a local hospital and later died of her injuries.

Sikeston Department of Public Safety led the investigation with assistance from the Major Case Squad. Authorities identified 33-year-old Cornelius M. David of Georgia as a suspect; he was arrested in Atlanta and charged by the New Madrid County Prosecutor’s Office with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm. David was being held on a no-bond warrant pending extradition to Missouri.

The investigation is ongoing as detectives work to establish the events that led to the double homicide. If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Breana, please come forward to assist the inquiry.