Diane Pierce-Smith was 52 and lived in Foxworth, a small Marion County community in Mississippi, when she was killed by gunfire on April 4, 2015. Known to family and friends by the nickname Coonie, she was described in obituary notices as a local woman whose death came suddenly; her funeral was held April 8 at Colonial Funeral Home in Columbia.

Deputies responding to a shooting at a Kokomo-area residence found two people dead outside the home from gunshot wounds: Diane Smith (listed in the coroner’s report) and 62-year-old Mark Hatfield. A third person on the property was shot but survived and was treated at a hospital. Early law enforcement reports said deputies were searching for a 51-year-old man believed to be involved and treating the incident as a targeted act of violence. Follow-up reporting indicated the suspected shooter was later found dead.

Who knew Diane or the other victims and can add details about their lives or what happened that day?