Dad Kills Wife, Daughter and Mother-in-law in Before Killing Himself [NY]

gatagato · #1 ● 01-24-2015, 12:54 PM

Jonathon Walker went from bedroom to bedroom shooting each of the victims in the head, killing his wife, mother-in-law and 7-year-old daughter. His other 12-year-old daughter was also shot in the head, but was able to call the cops to report the attacks.

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Hulking Jonathon Walker, 34

deranged dad killed his wife, daughter and mother-in-law with bullets to the head in a methodical murder spree at their Queens home early Saturday, police said.

The suspected killer was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound five hours later in a wooded area of Queens, police said.

Hulking Jonathon Walker, 34, put a bullet into his own head near the Bergen Basin, and his body was discovered inside the silver GMC Arcadia used to flee the gore-spattered crime scene. A weapon was recovered by police.

The dead man’s 12-year daughter, who was fighting for her life Saturday after surviving a gunshot to her head, had managed to dial 911 and report the morning massacre, sources said.

Police arrived to find the bodies of Walker’s wife Shantai Hale, 31, her mom Viola, 62, and 7-year-old Kayla Walker after the gunman targeted the victims in their bedrooms, the sources said.

Viola’s weeping sister said the family was living in the slain older woman’s home.

“She was a lovely person,” said a devastated Patricia Simmons, 64, of her sister. “She cared for her grandkids. She always made a place for then. Her daughter was living with her — with this guy.

“They seemed to be such a happy family. I didn’t see anything I should be alarmed about. We’re all so shocked.”

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Walker, who played pro basketball in Portugal in 2008-09, fled the Springfield Gardens home on 148th Ave. near 231st St. after the 5:40 a.m. slaughter, the sources said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.2090408