On December 13, 2020, a relative checking on a home on Cemetery Hill Drive in Elkview, West Virginia, found four family members deceased from gunshot wounds. Among those killed was 12-year-old Gage Xavier Ripley, a White/Caucasian male. The other victims were his mother, Risa Mae Saunders, 39; his stepfather, Daniel Dale Long, 37; and his 3-year-old brother, Jameson Aries Long.

Investigators located a suspect away from the scene: Gage’s 16-year-old older brother, Gavin Smith, who was taken into custody and charged with four counts of murder. A 17-year-old, Rebecca Lynn Walker, who was in a relationship with Smith, was also arrested in connection with the killings. Smith reportedly told police he felt overwhelmed by being homeschooled and by padlocks on the refrigerator and doors; Walker was reportedly on a video call with Smith during the shootings and allegedly urged him to hurry up and kill the family.

Does anyone in the Elkview area have information about the family’s routines or contacts leading up to December 13, 2020?