politics
Kansas father kills his four children and their mother before shooting himself
Incident marks second familicide in midwest in two weeks, with the children who died ranging in age from three to nine
TL;DR
- Ronald Williams Sr., 53, killed his four children (ages 3-9) and their mother, Kelly George, before committing suicide in Wichita, Kansas.
- Police responded to a call from Williams stating he had killed his family and intended to take his own life.
- Williams had a history of aggressive and erratic behavior, and officers had responded to the area previously due to gunfire reports.
- This incident follows a similar familicide in Michigan two weeks prior, where a man killed his wife and six children.
- Williams was a registered sex offender with prior felony convictions for attempted indecent liberties with a child and battery.
- At least nine of the 15 mass killings in the US this year fit the definition of family annihilation.