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5 Children Found Slain in Home

Tacoma police think father killed them, then himself

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 4, 2009 9:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – Five children ages 7 to 16 were found dead today in their home near Tacoma, Wash., the Seattle Times reports. Investigators say they might have been killed by their father, whose body was found at a different location after an apparent suicide. The youngest child was a boy and the rest girls. No word yet on a possible motive.

Five children were found slain in their Tacoma-area home.
Five children were found slain in their Tacoma-area home.   (Shutter Stock)
A home in Graham, Wash., is cordoned off as Pierce County Sheriff's officers investigate the apparent homicides of five children.
A home in Graham, Wash., is cordoned off as Pierce County Sheriff's officers investigate the apparent homicides of five children.   (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Joe Barrentine)
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Silverbow7
Aug 29, 2009 12:38 PM CDT
Bush thought so too...
Robert_Dada
Apr 5, 2009 6:44 AM CDT
3 mass shooting fatalities in as many days. It's apparent our culture is not responsible enough for gun ownership and the time has come to ban most of them. The 2nd amendment has been grossly misinterpreted by the gun loving wing nuts in this country. And even if it isn't, the fact that his country once sanctioned slavery and oppressed the rights of women to vote clearly indicates that the original constitutional documents were flawed and in need of change. The founding fathers were not perfect. The Constitution is and must remain, a living document, subject to change as societal forces dictate.
Riffran
Apr 5, 2009 4:47 AM CDT
what a shame...this kinda thing seems to be happening more and more frequently.

 
murder • Washington state • Seattle • father • shooting • filicide

 
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