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Friday, May 17, 2013  Friday, the Chief Medical Examiner for Richland County continued his testimony about the autopsies he performed on Tammy Jo Parker and Bryan Capnerhurst, who were shot to death in April 2012.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The man accused of shooting his wife and family friend broke down after the jury left the courtroom for an afternoon break Thursday.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  After Tuesday's information overload in the courtroom, which included almost a dozen witness testimonies, viewing home security system video and a replay of the chaotic 911 call, the Brett Parker murder trial has proved to be slowing once again.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A Midlands man accused of shooting and killing his wife and business partner appeared in court Monday.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Lanny Ray Gunter II, Harry B. Benenhaley and Ronald D. Smith are charged with conduct of an Illegal Gambling Business. The three agreed to plead guilty in a brief filed in federal court Monday.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  The indictment says, "That Brett Davis Parker did on or about April 13, 2012 willfully, feloniously, and intentionally kill the victim, Tammy Parker, with malice aforethought, either express or implied, by means of a gunshot wound, and the victim did die as a proximate result thereof."

Saturday, July 21, 2012  Brett Parker has been arrested and is charged with two counts of murder in the shooting that occurred in an upscale Irmo neighborhood in April.

Friday, July 20, 2012  The Richland County Sheriff's Department announced that a new conference will be held in regards to a shooting that occurred in an upscale Irmo neighborhood in April and left two people dead.

Friday, July 13, 2012  The home in an upscale Irmo neighborhood where two people were killed in April is for sale.

Monday, April 16, 2012  According to an incident report released Monday, the husband of one of the victims in an Irmo neighborhood double-shooting was in the driveway of his home when deputies arrived on the scene Friday.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department are investigating a deadly shooting that occured around noon in Columbia Friday.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Two years before a fatal double-shooting in an Irmo neighborhood, thousands of dollars in jewelry were reported stolen from the victim's home, according to an incident report.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  Richland County authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating the suspect in a double shooting in Hopkins Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  Officials say one person is dead and another is recovering after a shooting that happened in the front yard of a northeast Richland County home daycare.  The Richland County Sheriff's Department says they responded 1612 Summit Ridge Drive for a report of shots fired Tuesday morning.  They arrived to find 18-year-old Henry Ellison dead after shooting himself in the front yard.  Ellison's 21-year-old girlfriend was found inside the residence with a non-life threatening gunshot wounds.