10-year-old boy called 911 to report his family’s quadruple murder-suicide

Content warning: This story contains discussions of murder and suicide.

A 10-year-old boy woke up to “massacre” in his Oklahoma City home with his parents and three older brothers. deadaccording to police.

Authorities were called to the West Side home on April 22 after a child dialed 911 and reported that “everyone in the house appeared to be dead,” said Sgt. Gary Knight Oklahoma City Police Department shared at a press conference. Once at the home, officers found five people who were “unable to be rescued” after apparently spending the night, Knight said. murder-suicide.

“Make no mistake,” he continued, “what happened at that residence was nothing short of a massacre.”

Through further investigation, authorities identified the boy’s 42-year-old father. Jonathon Candy quarreled with his wife Lindsay Candy39 years old before shooting her multiple times.