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Dad Hunted in 4-Kid Massacre

'Live your life, love it,' murdered wife texted her father before the end

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 6, 2009 2:55 AM CST

(Newser) – Police are hunting a Cleveland father believed to have shot dead his new wife and four young children in the midst of a violent domestic confrontation, the Mansfield News-Journal reports. A sixth victim, a 12-year-old boy, managed to flee the scene and alert neighbors. At least one of the murdered kids was suspected shooter Davon Crawford's child, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

The children's grandfather said he received a troubling text message apparently just before his daughter was shot dead. It read: "Call me, live your life, love it. Then I tried to call her about 12 times, and there never was an answer," he said.

Cleveland police officers block a street last night after five people were killed.
Cleveland police officers block a street last night after five people were killed.   (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Police investigate a multiple shooting at a home  in Cleveland  early today.
Police investigate a multiple shooting at a home in Cleveland early today.   (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Cleveland police investigators search for evidence outside a Cleveland home early today after five people were shot dead.early Friday morning, March 6, 2009. Police were shot dead.
Cleveland police investigators search for evidence outside a Cleveland home early today after five people were shot dead.early Friday morning, March 6, 2009. Police were shot dead.   (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Police are searching for Davon Crawford, who they believed shot his wife and four kids.
Police are searching for Davon Crawford, who they believed shot his wife and four kids.   (WKYC)
Cleveland police officers block off a street after a grisly multiple shooting last night.
Cleveland police officers block off a street after a grisly multiple shooting last night.   (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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