Five Children and One Man Killed in Oklahoma House Shooting, Police Say
On 2/2/21 at 11:57 AM EST
Officers responded to a call reporting shots at a house in Muskogee around 1:30 a.m.
Inside the home in the 900 block of Indiana Street, officers found the bodies of a man and four children, Officer Lynn Hamlin of the Muskogee Police Department told reporters.
A woman and a fifth child were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The child died in hospital.
When police arrived, a suspect was leaving the residence with a gun in his hand, prompting an officer to fire one shot that reportedly missed.
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Indianapolis teen charged with 6 counts of murder for allegedly shooting pregnant woman and his family members Share Updated: 12:39 PM CST Jan 29, 2021 By Anna Sturla, CNN
Indianapolis teen charged with 6 counts of murder for allegedly shooting pregnant woman and his family members Share Updated: 12:39 PM CST Jan 29, 2021
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Show Transcript here is the picture of 17 year old Raymond Childs of Third. Taken to the Marion County Jail this morning. He s accused of shooting and killing most of his family Sunday morning at their house on Adams Street. Child has been charged with six counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of carrying a handgun without a permit. The shooting started after he left the house without permission. Yeah, I think the argument initially started over, Ah, conversation about somebody going out or being outside the residents on spending, you know, kind of sneaking out
Lone Survivor of Family Mass Murder Says Brother Shot Parents and Siblings
On 1/28/21 at 8:20 AM EST
A 15-year-old boy who survived the mass murder of his family inside their Indianapolis home last weekend believes his own brother was the killer.
Xavier Childs was shot alongside his parents and siblings in the early hours of Sunday morning on January 24 in the family home in the northeast of the city.
The teenager managed to escape the massacre but his parents Raymond and Kezzie Childs, both 42, brother Elijah, 18, sister Rita, 13, and Elijah s pregnant girlfriend Kiara Hawkins, 19, were all killed inside the Adams Street house.
Childs III was identified as the gunman by his younger brother
Xavier Childs, who suffered gunshot wounds as he fled from the home, police said. Xavier, 15, remains hospitalized but is expected to recover.
Police previously withheld the suspect’s name due to his age. It was released after the charges were filed in adult court due to the severity of the alleged crimes.
What we know about the Adam’s Street murders: Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III, the juvenile suspect accused of murdering six people 2 guns were used Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears is still speaking. Here is the @WISH TV link to the stream https://t.co/gmcjsbiZFipic.twitter.com/pmD0RJOcSC