In February 2017 in Toomsuba, Mississippi, five-year-old Owen Pickett was found shot to death along with his mother, 42-year-old Tomecca L. Pickett; his aunt, 27-year-old Kiearra Durr; and his grandmother, 65-year-old Edna Durr. Neighbors alerted authorities after they could not get a response at the family’s home; officers found no signs of forced entry. A 3-year-old child, Kiearra Durr’s daughter, was found alive and physically unharmed at the scene.

Investigators focused on 44-year-old Karon Deshawn McVay, who had been in a relationship with Tomecca Pickett and was reportedly present among onlookers when police arrived. Authorities say the violence stemmed from a domestic dispute and that Pickett had been planning to leave McVay. McVay later confessed, admitting he shot Tomecca, Owen, Edna, and Kiearra. He was charged in the case and was convicted on counts of capital murder and related firearms offenses.

Did anyone in the Toomsuba area know the family or have information about tensions leading up to February 20, 2017?