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On January 19, 2010, a mass shooting in Appomattox, Virginia, left eight people dead, including 15-year-old Morgan Leigh Dobyns. The gunman, 39-year-old Christopher Bryan Speight, lived at the house with his sister and her family. Inside the home officers later found Speight’s sister, Lauralee Sipe, 38; her husband, Dwayne Sipe, 38; and their four-year-old son, Joshua Sipe. Morgan, Lauralee’s daughter, was found dead on the porch.

Other victims were Jonathan Quarles, 43; his wife, Karen Quarles, 43; their 15-year-old daughter, Emily Quarles; and 16-year-old Ronald Bo Scruggs. The shooting began after a neighbor called about a man needing medical attention; when officers arrived they were fired on. Speight fled into nearby woods, fired at a police helicopter forcing an emergency landing, and placed explosives in and around the house before surrendering the next morning.

Mental health issues are reported in connection with Speight. Who knew Morgan or the family and can share memories or information about that day?