Latasha Devora Durham, 38, was shot and killed at her home on Robinson Avenue in Ellerbe, North Carolina, on February 12, 2017. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about the shooting around 11:54 a.m. and found Latasha, her mother Gloria Jean Durham, 68, and her brother Samuel Damon Durham, 42, deceased. Three children were in the home during the incident and were unharmed; they were later taken in by family members.

Authorities arrested 40-year-old Steven William Smith shortly after 12:30 p.m. He was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, felony breaking and entering, possessing a fictitious driver’s license, and resisting a public officer, and faced a separate misdemeanor assault charge in Montgomery County. Relatives said Latasha had been trying to leave a history of abuse by Smith for months before the killings, and investigators treated the case as a triple homicide.

Did anyone in the Ellerbe area know Latasha or the family and have information that could help clarify what happened?