A Los Angeles County woman and her four young grandchildren — including an infant — were found shot to death inside their home Sunday night.
The children’s mother made the grisly discovery in the city of Lancaster shortly after 10:30 p.m., with the kids’ father later turning himself in to police, Fox affiliate KTTV reported Monday.
Germarcus David, 29, is being held on $2 million bail after being hit with multiple homicide charges by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the outlet reported.
Los Angeles County Coroner officials remove a body from a home where five bodies were found dead. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu
Neighbors react near a home where five bodies were found dead, in the city of Lancaster. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department statement says deputies found a woman, a girl and three boys with gunshot wounds. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu
The department says the children’s father showed up at the Lancaster sheriff’s station and was arrested on suspicion of five murders after being interviewed by detectives. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. ChiuDeputies answering a “rescue responding” call at the home found the grandmother suffering from gunshot wounds to her torso.
They then found the children — three boys and a girl — with similar wounds.
All five victims were pronounced dead, KTTV said.
David was questioned for several hours before he was charged, the sheriff’s office said.
The children’s father, Germarcus David, is being held on $2 million bail after being hit with multiple homicide charges. Fox11
The children’s mother made the grisly discovery in the city of Lancaster shortly after 10:30 p.m. Fox11
A grandmother and her four young grandchildren were discovered with gunshot wounds to their torsos. Fox11Homicide detectives were still at the scene Monday morning but have not released the names of the victims, or a motive for the shootings.
