Robert Darian Smith Jr., 35, was fatally shot at his Owensboro, Kentucky, residence on Thursday, January 17, 2019, in a quadruple shooting that also killed 18-year-old Christopher Carie and 43-year-old Jay Michael Sowders. Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene; Carie was taken to Owensboro Health Regional Hospital and died shortly after arrival. The shooting left the household devastated and the community reeling.

Owensboro police quickly investigated the attack and took two suspects into custody in the days that followed. One of the men arrested was identified as Baines.