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Oklahoma police say 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and 3 brothers shot to death (abcnews.go.com)

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[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

JFC that poor kid. My dad hanged himself when I was 15, and that was bad, but it has nothing on waking up and finding your entire fucking family dead.

[–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

By the police or...?

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Typically questions like that get answered in the article, and it's part of the reason headlines are rarely the end of the story. It was the father. Motivation and why the one child was not killed is still unknown.

[–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

I was attempting to make a dark joke about police shootings of civilians in their homes, but unsuccessfully.

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago

You would know if you read the article...

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The father.

[+] Zip2@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

Police believe Jonathan Candy, 42, killed his wife, 39-year-old Lindsay Candy, and sons 18-year-old Dylan Candy, 14-year-old Ethan Candy and 12-year-old Lucas Candy, Knight said. He said Jonathan Candy then turned the gun on himself.

Knight said investigators believe the shooting began after an argument between the parents late Sunday night or early Monday morning.

“At some point he (Jonathan Candy) armed himself with a gun, he shot her multiple times, killing her,” Knight said. “At that point he systematically went through the home shooting and killing the children.”

Knight said it is not known why the fourth child was spared or a motive for the shootings. He said police had no previous contact with the family, had not previously been called to their home and that there was no history of domestic violence in the family.

Knight said the 10-year-old was placed in the custody of relatives and was physically unharmed.

Knight said the boy told investigators that he slept through the sound of the gunfire, and that there is no reason to doubt him.

“He called 911 and said he had just woke up and found the bodies,” Knight said. “The door (to his room) was closed and there was a box fan running” that would also muffle the sound.

“There is no indication he didn't sleep through it,” Knight said.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Another red-blooded American making good use of his constitutional rights.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

The birth of Keyser Söze.