Oklahoma City police believe a father shot his wife and three of his children to death inside their Yukon-area home before turning the gun on himself, in what officials are calling a massacre.
Around 9:35 Monday morning, police responded to a call regarding five people dead inside the home at 2804 Mirage St. Investigators believe Jonathon Candy, 42, shot and killed his wife Lindsay Candy, 39, 18-year-old son Dylan Candy, 14-year-old son Ethan Candy and 12-year-old son Lucas Candy before killing himself.
A fourth child, a 10-year-old boy, was in the home but left unharmed. He woke up Monday morning to discover what had happened to his family, Master Sgt. Gary Knight said at a press conference Tuesday.
“Investigators determined that sometime overnight the husband and father in the home, Jonathon Candy, became involved in an altercation with his wife, Lindsay,” Knight said. “At some point, he armed himself with a gun, shot her multiple times, killing her. At that point, he systematically went through the home, shooting and killing their children.”
5 dead in Yukon-area home ‘nothing short of a massacre’
Knight said police don’t know why the youngest child was left unharmed, but that he was released to family members at the scene.
Investigators found no signs of a struggle, and Knight said at least one of the children was shot in bed.
“It’s unclear what made him want to go through the home killing the children, but make no mistake about it, what happened in that residence was nothing short of a massacre,” Knight added.
Knight said police found no previous calls to the residence or reports of domestic violence.
What we know: Police investigate after 5 dead in Yukon-area murder-suicide
Anyone with information that could help the investigation can call the Homicide Tip-Line at 405-297-1200.
The home is located within Oklahoma City limits between Yukon and Mustang. Ethan and Lucas Candy were Mustang Public Schools students, while Dylan Candy was a 2023 Mustang graduate, according to information released by the school district Monday.
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