On January 1, 2018, 35-year-old Tarance Smith was shot and killed at a home on McKinney Street in Detroit, Michigan. Smith, a Black/African American man, was visiting his girlfriend, Theresa Watts, when her estranged husband, Robert Watts, entered the residence and opened fire. Both Tarance Smith and Theresa Watts were struck and died while Theresa’s three children were present in the home. Smith was reported to have been hit in the face by the gunfire.

Investigators quickly focused on Robert Watts as the primary suspect. Reports say the shooting followed Watts being denied a visit with his children on New Year’s Eve and that jealousy and anger over the separation motivated the attack. Robert Watts was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of felony firearm.

Does anyone have information about Tarance Smith or details about the household that could help clarify what happened that night?