In a heartbreaking incident on January 12, 2018, eight-year-old SammaRie Breeze Daniel, her five-year-old sister Sa'Maii Rain Daniel, and 70-year-old Robert Payne were found deceased inside a residence on the corner of 26th Avenue North and Knowless Street in Nashville, Tennessee. The cause of their deaths was determined to be from gunshot wounds in what police described as a triple murder.
The investigation quickly focused on a person of interest, who was later identified as the father of the two young girls. He had reportedly taken the children for the weekend. Concerns arose when the girls' mother was unable to contact them. Following the discovery of the three victims, law enforcement began a search for the father.
Later that same day, the suspect was located in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Nashville library. When approached by officers, he sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries, closing the investigation into the tragic deaths of SammaRie, Sa'Maii, and Robert Payne.
