FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - Four children are dead after a 15-year-old turned a gun on three of his siblings and then took his own life, according to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch.
At 4:17 p.m. Tuesday, troopers got a report of a shooting in the Skyridge Drive Subdivision, north of Fairbanks.
Responding troopers found four children dead from apparent gunshot wounds in a home on Constance Court.
Troopers said a 15-year-old boy shot three of his siblings, ages 5, 8 and 17, and then shot himself. Three other siblings in the home, all under the age of 7, were not injured.
The parents of the children and one other sibling were not home at the time of the shooting, troopers said.
The Office of Children’s Services has been informed about the shooting and the children’s bodies are being sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office.
This story has been updated with additional details.
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iSkinMonkeys on July 28th, 2022 at 08:19 UTC »
A 16-17 year old in Utah killed his mother and 4 3 other siblings over 5 hours by waiting for them to come home and then ambushing them. The last person he tried to kill was his father who somehow managed to survive and wrestle the gun away from him. The killer has not confessed what his motive was.
Edit: Here's a link to the story, from /u/hipnosister
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11033241/amp/Utah-teen-19-ADMITS-shooting-mom-brother-two-sisters-dead-2020-Dad-shot-leg-survived.html
Ghazh on July 28th, 2022 at 04:16 UTC »
What drives a 15 year old to triple homicide and suicide, dang...
ryhaltswhiskey on July 28th, 2022 at 04:15 UTC »
Alaska: #1 in gun death rate. 7.17 times higher than the lowest state.
e: death rate, not homicide