On the night of October 29, 2019, Benton police responded to a disturbance at a Freeman Street home and found 26-year-old Mark Allen Talbert and his 23-year-old wife, Maegan Talbert, both dead of gunshot wounds. Mark, a United States Air Force veteran working as an insurance agent, was remembered as someone who often smiled and tried to make others happy. The couple’s family life included friends, cookouts and trips, according to those who knew them.

Investigators focused on a family member living in the same house. Police say 29-year-old Luke Talbert had been drinking that evening, returned to the home, and a confrontation followed after Mark and Maegan asked him to move out because of concerns about his behavior. Authorities report Luke retrieved a shotgun, shot both victims, then called 911. He was taken into custody without incident and charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Are there details about Mark and Maegan’s lives or the neighborhood that someone who knew them can share?