The parents who were gunned down, along with three of their children, inside the family’s $2 million Washington state mansion on Monday have been identified.
Mark Humiston, 42, his wife, Sarah, and three of their four children were found shot to death inside the tony home in Fall City, a suburb of Seattle, around 5 a.m. Monday, King 5 reported.
The couple’s 15-year-old son has been accused of carrying out the carnage. The alleged killer’s 11-year-old sister was also targeted in the attack, but survived despite being shot twice.
She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after receiving medical aid from a neighbor.
Humiston, a Texas native, was a longtime software engineer at Hargis Engineers in Seattle, according to his LinkedIn.
“We are blindsided and saddened by the tragic events that have led to the loss of a respected colleague, mentor, and friend, as well as the loss of immediate family members,” Hargis Engineers said in a statement to King 5.
“Mark’s leadership and vision were integral within our firm, and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with his surviving family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.”
Mark and Sarah Humiston were killed, along with three of their children, on Monday. FacebookHumiston’s wife, according to the local news outlet, was a registered nurse. It’s unclear whether she was still practicing as her nursing license expired in 2022.
Authorities have not revealed the identities and ages of the child victims, though they are believed to be teenagers, with the oldest around 15, neighbors told FOX13.
Deputies responded to the Lake Alice Road home — a stunning waterfront property — just before 5 a.m. Monday after receiving multiple 911 calls of a “disturbance with gunfire” and found the bodies of the two parents and their three children, according to King County sheriff’s spokesperson Mike Mellis.
Humiston was an associate principal at Hargis Engineers in Seattle, where he had worked for nearly 20 years. FacebookAt least some of the 911 calls that alerted deputies to the shooting came from victims who were inside the home and hiding in the bathroom, KIRO 7 reported.
“They shot the other family members, I believe there is five total, not including the RP (reporting party) who’s hiding in the bathroom,” one dispatcher said during a call, according to FOX13.
Mellis explained the shooting appeared to be a “domestic violence” incident involving a “young man who’s in significant trouble, and involves firearms.”
“Once bodies were discovered, clearly we understand that this is a hugely significant crime scene,” Mellis explained.
Deputies immediately arrested the juvenile after arriving at the family home.
The couple bought their roughly $2 million home in 2019. KOMO NewsProsecutors on Tuesday asked the court to charge the teen — who was not identified — with five counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree attempted murder, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Judge Joe Campagna ordered that the alleged killer remain in secure juvenile detention as he awaits formal charges, calling the allegations of the “gravest possible seriousness,” the Seattle Times reported.
Campagna also prohibited any contact with his sole immediate family member who survived the attack, the 11-year-old girl, the outlet reported.
The teen, who waived his right to attend his first appearance in King County Superior Court, was described by defense attorney Amy Parker as a young boy who “enjoys mountain biking and fishing.”
She also stressed that her client has no criminal history.
Neighbors in the quiet neighborhood said they were shocked. APThe Huminstons purchased their ritzy three-bedroom, four-bathroom mansion in Fall City — which has some of the most expensive homes in America — in 2019.
A suburb of Seattle, Fall City has a median home listing of $1.5 million.
Mellis described the city of about 2,000 as a “pretty nice area, low crime rate in general.”
“I’m just in total shock,” neighbor Lynne Trowern told KING-TV.
Police found the five bodies when they responded around 5 a.m. AP“I keep bursting into tears. That is why I have to go to my daughter’s house because I can’t be here on my own. I just keep seeing the faces of the children.”
The parents supposedly kept to themselves, but the children were friendly and were known to help neighbors with home projects, neighbors added.
“So polite. Homeschooled. It’s unfathomable what’s happened,” a former neighbor, Cameron, remembered of the kids.
The nearby Snoqualmie Valley School District confirmed that at least two of the victims were still “school-age,” though none of them attended the district schools.
The teen remains booked at King County Juvenile Detention.
Prosecutors are expected to file formal charges on Thursday, with an arraignment to follow on Friday.
