UPDATE, 7 p.m.:
It has been days since gunshots pierced a quiet night on Maplewood Drive in Warner Robins.
On Thursday, police were still on the scene looking for clues to why Natasha Reyes was shot to death in her own home.
Soon after the shooting Tuesday night, police arrested Rodney Wayne Helms and charged him with aggravated assault and murder.
Thursday, the Warner Robins Police Department said in a release they believe Helms and Reyes knew each other before the shooting.
Neighbors said Helms was known in the neighborhood.
"He's been homeless over here in this neighborhood for about four years," said Rusty Cooper. "A lot of us would help. I used to feed him, give him sodas, cigarettes, water..."
Almost from the start, police thought there was a reason for the shooting.
"At this time, based on the evidence we do have, we do not believe this was a random incident," said department spokesperson Jennifer Parson Tuesday night.
Thursday, they said that reason was robbery.
According to a department release, Helms was brought to Reyes house by a friend, all three of them spent some time together inside, and then Helms tried to rob his host.
Police say that's when he killed her.
Mario Rumph, Reyes' neighbor, said he saw Helms leave the home Tuesday night with some things that weren't his.
"I noticed the male came out with a handful of stuff that I know did not belong to him," said Rumph.
For Rusty Cooper, who said he knew Helms well, the news was devastating.
"It really shocked me," he said. "He shook my soul."
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Warner Robins Police have released more information on the Tuesday killing of 29-year-old Natasha Reyes.
Detectives believe Reyes and her alleged killer, 38-year-old Rodney Wayne Helms, knew each other prior to her fatal shooting.
They say evidence suggests that Helms was brought to her home by a friend, and the three of them spent time together at the home beforehand.
They also believe the motive for the shooting was armed robbery, and that Helms was trying to rob Reyes.
Officers were then called around 7:40 p.m. to her Maplewood Drive home and found her dead inside with multiple gunshots wounds.
They found Helms shortly after at the EZ Food Mart on Feagin Mill Road, where he was arrested and charged with murder.
Helms’ booking photo shows a black eye and swollen face. Body camera footage shows that Helms had those injuries prior to his arrest and contact with officers.
Detectives are trying to figure out how Helms was injured before his arrest as well.
Anyone with information on the case can call WRPD at 478-302-5380.