10-Year-Old Sole Survivor of Family Murder-Suicide Called 911 After Discovering Bodies: Police
Oklahoma authorities said Tuesday that the 10-year-old woke up on April 22 and discovered the bodies of five family members
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Police investigate after 5 were found dead in a home near Yukon in Oklahoma CityA 10-year-old sole survivor of a family murder-suicide dialed 911 after waking up and discovering five bodies at home, Oklahoma City police said Tuesday, April 23.
Speaking at a press conference the authorities revealed that they received a call at 9:35 a.m. local time on April 22 from a 10-year-old who stated that “everyone inside the home appeared to be dead.”
It followed news that “sometime overnight” the child's father Jonathon Candy, 42, “became involved in an altercation” with his wife Lindsay Candy, 39, before fatally shooting her multiple times.
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He then “systematically” went through the home, shooting and killing three of their children — Dylan Candy, 18, Ethan Candy, 14, and Lucas Candy, 12, before turning the gun on himself.
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“At 9:35 AM yesterday, Oklahoma City Police received a 911 call stating five people were dead inside the residence at 2804 Mirage St. Responding officers made entry into the home where they indeed found the five people listed above to be deceased,” the police wrote in a press release on April 23. “All five had been shot to death.”
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Lindsay CandyMeanwhile, Oklahoma City police added that they had received no calls to the residence prior and that the family had no history of domestic abuse reports.
“We’re going to talk to friends and family and see if they may know something,” the police said.
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Location of family shooting in Oklahoma City“It remains a mystery as to what caused Mr. Candy to murder his wife and three of his children. Anyone with information should call the Homicide Tip-Line at 405/297-1200,” they added in the press release.
On Tuesday, the police added that they were unsure why the child was left unharmed and confirmed that he's now staying with a relative.
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