Oklahoma Man Kills Self, Wife And 3 Out Of 4 children (Pics)
10 year-old boy wakes to discover his father killed himself, his mother, and 3 brothers in a murder-suicideThe only person alive from the murder-suicide that claimed the lives of his whole family is a 10-year-old boy.When the youngster got up, his fatherâwho is said to be the reason behind the deathsâas well as his mother and three brothers were all dead.Why 42-year-old Jonathan Candy killed his wife Lindsay, 39, and his boys, Lucas, 12, Ethan, 14, and Dylan, 18, is unknown, as is the reason he spared his youngest child. Sergeant Gary Knight said that the boy called 911 saying he had just woken up and found their bodies.The motive of the shooting on the 2800 block of Mirage Street in Oklahoma City, USA, remains unknown.It is believed the parents had an argument late on Sunday night, April 21, or early on Monday morning, April 22.Sgt Knight said: âAt some point he armed himself with a gun, he shot her multiple times, killing her.âAt that point he systematically went through the home shooting and killing the children.âWhen police arrived, he described the scene as âcarnage.âHe said: âMake no mistake about it, what happened in that residence was nothing short of a massacre.âCops said they do not doubt the boy saying that he slept through the shooting. He called cops shortly after 9.30am.Sgt Knight said: âThe door (to his room) was closed and there was a box fan running. There is no indication he didnât sleep through it.âHe was not injured and is under the care and custody of relatives.The family had no previous contact with law enforcement or history of domestic violence, and there had been no police calls to their home, according to Knight.âIt remains a mystery as to what caused Mr Candy to murder his wife and three of his children,â stated a police report.https://eyesoflagos.com/2024/04/24/ten-year-old-boy-wakes-to-discover-his-father-killed-himself-his-mother-and-three-brothers-in-a-murder-suicide/