Gruesome details released in SW OKC murder, suicide
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Monday morning five people were found dead inside a SW Oklahoma City home.
Police say all of the people were shot to death.
Investigators believe that Jonathon Candy armed with a gun, shot three of his children and wife to death before turning the gun on himself.
Lindsay, Dylan, Ethan and Lucas Candy were found dead at the scene.
Police say that at some point overnight Jonathan Candy had an altercation with his wife, Lindsay and he shot her multiple times.
Investigators say he then went through the home hunting and shooting three of his children to death.
A fourth child was also inside the home, but was unharmed. The 10-year old is the one who called 9-1-1 according to police.
“It’s unclear what made him go through the home killing the children, but make no mistake about it – what happened in that residence was nothing short of a massacre. Those children were hunted down and killed,” said Gary Knight, Oklahoma City Police Department
The video below is from Monday night before the identities were released Tuesday morning.
The surviving child was released to family at the scene.
The motive is unclear and police fear they may never know what caused this chain of events.
Police say they don’t have any records involving the family. Knight said there’s no record of any domestic issues or other incidents involving the OKC Police.
Our entire family has been left shattered and confused with so many questions we won’t ever have answers to. Jonathon was the one whose jokes and goofy attitude kept everyone smiling. Aside from these events, his children and wife were his entire life. I simply can’t fathom what went on but please, hug your family tight. It’s going to be a very long healing process for everyone affected.
A statement from Jonathan Candy’s cousin.
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