A 15-year-old accused of taking the lives of his entire family attempted to stage the scene putting the blame on his deceased brother.
The entire community of Fall City, Washington woke up to shocking news on the morning of October 21st. An entire family had lost their lives over night with only two siblings surviving and 5 family members found deceased inside of the home.
As more information slowly came out the community's shock turned into disgust and horror.
According to the Kings County Sheriff's office they received a call at approximately 5 a.m. to the report of someone possibly taking their life. As authorities arrived on scene and cautiously made their way into the home they were not prepared for what they found.
Once inside of the home, they found 5 members of Humiston family deceased inside. The deceased included both parents, Mark and Sarah Humiston, and 3 children of varying ages.
The original 911 call had been made by the couple's 15-year-old old son who told authorities his 13-year-old brother had "taken the lives of his family members before turning the weapon on himself". He went on to tell 911 operators he was "hiding from his brother in the bathroom".
However the 15-year-old boy's story fell apart once police heard the harrowing tale from the other survivor, the couple's 13-year-old daughter. According to the daughter, she was laying on her top bunk when her 15-year-old brother entered her room and shot her. Apparently the 15-year-old thought he had taken her life and moved on from her room.
After he left the room, the young girl was able to escape the home and run to the safety of a neighbor's house. She was suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck and hand. Once at the neighbors home, she made her own 911 call which led to the arrest of her older brother on scene.
The young man had his first court appearance on Friday where his attorney claimed he had no prior history of violence.
This is a tragic story and so far there are no reports of a motive. We will update when more information becomes available.
Our thoughts are with everyone involved.
Pictured below, Mark and Sarah Humiston. The identities of the minor children that lost their lives in the incident, are being withheld at this time.
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