On the evening of September 18, 2015, Dakota Smith, a 28-year-old Caucasian man born December 18, 1986, was found dead in a Salt Lake City residence as one of three homicide victims. The other victims were 50-year-old Heike Poike and her 2-month-old granddaughter Lyrik Poike. Police discovered the bodies after officers were called when Heike had not picked up her 8-year-old grandson from school.

Family described Dakota as kind and trying to turn his life around; in the days before his death he had talked about getting a job, and his family believes he may have been trying to protect Heike at the time. Investigators have not clarified Dakota’s exact relationship to the other victims.

A 32-year-old man named Alexander Hung Tran, reported to be the landlord who lived in the basement apartment of the house, was arrested hours after the discovery. Neighbors said they saw him outside the house with a gun wearing a sweatshirt and boxer shorts. No clear motive has been released. Did anyone in the Salt Lake City area know Dakota or the Poike family and have information that could help explain what happened?