The victims of the mass murder, that left the people of Fall City, Washington, in shock, have been identified. Sarah and Mark Humiston were the parents who were killed in the mass murder along with three of their children. They were found dead in their $2 million mansion by Lake Alice. Their 15-year-old son has been taken into custody as a suspect, while their 11-year-old daughter escaped the scene.
On Monday, October 21, residents of Fall City informed the police about hearing gunshots. When the police responded to the 911 call, they found five members of a family of seven dead in their extravagant mansion. The couple from the case has been identified as Sarah and Mark Humiston.
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The family bought their mansion in 2019, per Daily Mail. The family's neighbors have confirmed that.
What happened to the Humiston family in Fall City?
According to the charging documents released by the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, the 11-year-old girl who survived the Fall City mass shooting has claimed that her older brother opened fire on her family members.
She revealed that she had to pretend to be dead after being shot in the hand and neck to survive. She also told the officers that her brother used her father's silver handgun to shoot her parents, two brothers, and sister to death. She alleged that maybe he did so as he got into a lot of trouble after failing some tests at school.
The girl also alleged that she escaped through the window of her bedroom and ran to a neighbor's house. She did so after hearing her brother making a call. The prosecutors said that the 15-year-old himself called the police and claimed that his younger brother killed the family and later committed suicide after being caught watching p**nography.
At the same time, the police received a call from a neighbor who revealed that the 11-year-old survivor was shot. The 15-year-old boy has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree attempted murder by the prosecutors.
Who were Sarah and Mark Humiston?
Mark, per his LinkedIn account, worked as an Associate Principal at Hargis Engineers in Seattle. He had allegedly worked there for about 20 years. On the other hand, Sarah was allegedly a registered nurse whose license expired by the end of 2022.
They allegedly homeschooled their kids who were well known in the neighborhood. Neighbors often saw them playing by the lakeside home in Fall City and doing different activities, including swimming.
Talking to CNN-News18, the Humistons' neighbor Cameron Doerrer expressed his shock. He said,
"The parents probably thought that they were doing the right thing by homeschooling their children, protecting them from sort of these bad things that happen to the world. And here it happens right from within. I don’t know what to think."
Mark's company also released a statement and mourned the death of their employee and his family.
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