Family members reeling from a devastating massacre that killed eight people in Montana have identified three of the victims as a pair of siblings and their stepmother.
Charlotte, 12, Landon, 15, and their stepmother were among the victims of a shooting spree at a Billings home over the weekend, according to separate GoFundMes set up for each of the children’s parents.
Authorities responding to a report of a “family disturbance” at the house on Sunday, Aug. 23 found multiple casualties, the Billings Police Department said in a statement on Monday.A man was taken to the hospital, police said. According to investigators’ account cited by KULR 8, the man was identified as the suspect and died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
According to a GoFundMe set up for the children’s father Adam Ghekiere, his wife was among those killed.
Neither the wife nor the children are named in that fundraiser, but the page linked out to a separate GoFundMe set up for the children’s mother where the kids are named.https://people.com/vics-id-d-among-8...ntana-12067310According to a timeline provided by Billings police, an officer responded to a report of an active shooting a little after 6 p.m. on Sunday when they heard more shots fired from the back of the house.
Within minutes, smoke was seen coming out of the house which was eventually “fully engulfed,” police said.
It wasn’t immediately clear how or if the suspect knew the victims, or if investigators have determined a possible motive behind the killings.
GoFundMe for father of the children: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-a...stend?cp_src=d
GoFundMe for mother of the children: https://www.gofundme.com/f/landon-an...-fund?cp_src=d
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