Child charged with murdering family after parents and two sons, 12 and 3, found dead at home

A child has been charged with murdering two adults and two children in West Virginia.

On Sunday morning a man, his wife and their three and 12-year-old sons were found dead suffering gunshot wounds by a relative around 10.40am on Sunday in their home on Cemetery Hill Drive in Elkview, according to Dailymail.

The relative had tried to get in contact with the family-of-five on Saturday and went to their house on Sunday to check in after they didn't hear back.



Cops have arrested a child for the murder of four members of a family in West Virginia.


Investigators pictured at the scene on Sunday afternoon.

They found the front door unlocked and the dead bodies inside and called police.

The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said a fifth resident of the house, a 16-year-old male family member, was found safely elsewhere.

Deputies then announced Sunday night a juvenile has been charged with four counts of murder in connection to the incident, but did not give their age, and did not clarify if it was 16-year-old from the home.


Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford said the three of the bodies were found by a member of the family


A child has been charged with murdering two adults and two children in West Virginia.

Investigators were reported to have found a fifth member of the family - a 16-year-old male - at another location and were speaking with him about the incident earlier Sunday afternoon.

Deputies then announced Sunday night a juvenile has been charged with four counts of murder in connection to the incident.

It was not immediately clear if the young family member was the same juvenile charged with the gruesome murders, according to The sun.

Rutherford said it is unlawful for the agency to release more information about juvenile offenders.

“We do know that a family member tried to get a hold of him yesterday, weren’t able to do so," he said.

“When they couldn’t get a hold of him this morning that’s when one of the family members came in to check in on them and that’s when they were found.”

The sheriff’s office said they’ll release the names of the deceased today.

The four victims were apparently shot but the exact cause of death had yet to be determined.

He found three of the residents all dead from “an apparent act of violence” and went to a nearby house to call 911.

Deputies investigating the scene later found a fourth family member dead at the home.

Neighbor Samra Mullins said she didn’t hear anything coming from the home in what is a quiet neighborhood.

“It’s a little nerve-wracking. You don’t expect this to be so close to home,” she said.