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Sean Wayne Houchens, 36, was shot to death during a domestic confrontation in Louisa, Virginia, on September 1, 2017. The dispute involved another man’s extramarital affair and escalated when Clifford Wood arrived at the residence with his son Brandon Wood and his daughter’s ex-boyfriend Justin Peters. Clifford Wood produced a .45-caliber Glock and shot Houchens four times.

After the killing, Clifford Wood and the two companions fled the scene. Clifford Wood discarded his phone and the firearm in a Hanover County cornfield, abandoned his vehicle at a hotel in Doswell, and — with help from his wife Wendy Wood — left the area, ultimately evading capture for ten days before being taken into custody back in Virginia.

A jury later found Clifford Wood guilty of first-degree murder. His wife was convicted as an accessory after the fact in Tennessee, and Brandon Wood and Justin Peters were convicted in Louisa County Circuit Court as accessories after the fact for their roles following the shooting.

Did anyone in Louisa or the surrounding area have information about the confrontation or the movements of the people involved before the shooting?