Jonah Adams, 35, was arraigned on four counts of first-degree murder associated with the November 18 crimes. Police said the victims were Adams' ex-girlfriend and three children.
The greater Chesterfield community is remembering the lives of a mother and her three children who were slain less than two weeks ago in their Chester home.
Parents, teachers, classmates and community members lit candles, prayed and shared memories during a candlelight vigil for a mother and three children who were fatally shot at their home in Virginia last week. Authorities said JoAnna Cottle called police just before 5 a.m. Friday to report an intruder in her home south of Richmond. When police arrived, they found the bodies of Cottle and her children, 13-year-old Kaelyn Parson, and 4-year-old twins, Kinsey and Jayson Cottle. Police said the investigation led to Cottle’s former boyfriend, Jonah Adams, the father of Kinsey and Jayson Cottle. He was arrested near his home in Waldorf, Maryland, nine hours after the killings. A motive is unclear.
There have now been seven mass shootings in which three or more people have been killed this month alone in the US, leaving a total of 32 people dead (vigil for UVA shooting pictured)
Investigators were searching the house Wednesday of a Walmart employee who opened fire at a Virginia store, killing at least six people and wounding at least.