A California dad was arrested on Sunday for shooting and killing his four children and his mother-in-law. The four children were all 12 years old and younger. The tragic incident occurred on Sunday at about 10:30 a.m. inside their Lancaster home, according to Fox 11.
The 29-year-old dad, Germarcus David, was arrested Monday on suspicion of murder. According to the report, Germarcus turned himself in to the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station moments before his wife discovered the children.
A neighbor, Grace Beltran, living three houses away, said a woman ran back and forth in front of their house, screaming, “My babies are gone! They’re all dead!”
When first responders arrived at the home, they discovered the four kids and the older woman with gunshot wounds to their upper bodies. They were later pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, the Los Angeles Times reported.
According to records from the California Bureau of Security, Germarcus was a licensed security guard and held three firearm permits since 2012. However, his most recent license expired in August 2020 and was listed as canceled, according to records from the California Investigative Services.
Germarcus is currently being held in lieu of $2 million bail. His Facebook page includes a photograph of a crucifix and posts from late October and earlier this month offering spiritual and moral views.
“Just know that God loves you when you feel unloved for,” David said in a Nov. 16 post.
“The love I give will overflow from one heart to the next as a gift that keeps giving. I will be one of the reasons that others believe in the true goodness of this world,” David posted on Oct. 27, adding: “THAT is what I want my legacy to be. THAT is what I want my children to grow up seeing.”
