The sheriff’s office continues its investigation into the home invasion and robbery which claimed the lives of James and Janice Harris and James and Peggy Whitley as they played a weekly game of cards.

Private citizens and friends of the family are posting the money for the reward, Tripp said. “These were well thought of people. It’s a tight knit community. It was so disheartening, not only for the family but the community of neighbors.”

Asked about progress in the case, Tripp said, “The only thing I’m saying is we have taken a major turn in the investigation since yesterday.”

He declined to say whether that means investigators have discovered a person or persons of interest in the case.

He declined to discuss what type of weapon was used or whether the victims were familiar with the suspect or suspects.

The sheriff’s office received the call around 9:30 Monday morning the two couples were shot multiple times at a dining table where they had gathered to play cards. There were no signs of a struggle, Tripp said Monday, and items of value were taken from the residence.

The crime was discovered after a family member of the Harris’s, the host couple, went to the residence for a welfare check.