“They did nothing wrong. They were tragically, horribly murdered in their neighborhood,” the chief said. Edward McDaniel was 55 and Brenda McDaniel was 63. “This was not a random act of violence, not at all.” He believes the shooter or shooters are known to a relative of the two victims. He didn’t name that relative. He also said that a son of the victims may have been inside the home.
The motive remains unclear, but an incident that happened on Monday, May 24, 2021, is connected, authorities believe. “We were out there on Monday. We were actively working an investigation. All the records associated with that case were pulled,” O’Carroll confirmed. “Monday’s response is directly connected to today’s tragedy.” As to motive, he said, “We’re open minded. We haven’t defined a motive to this tragedy.”
"“The teenage kids, their friends are bad people,” Carlos Buendia, a neighbor, said to WUSA9. “They bring weapons into the neighborhood.”