On Tuesday night, a former soldier entered his ex-wife’s home in Sumter, South Carolina, where he shot and killed her three children in their beds before killing himself.
The mother, who was trying to stop him, witnessed the shooting of her co-worker in the backyard, the AP reported.
The soldier had no personal relationship with the mother outside of work.
It is unclear why the ex-soldier had a key to the home after being divorced.
The victims were identified as the ex-soldier’s two young children and his former stepdaughter, ages 5, 6, 11.
The ex-soldier was a civilian assigned to U.S. Army Central at Shaw Air Force Base.
Please keep our home community of Sumter in constant prayer. Our hearts hurt for all of the victims involved, and there will certainly be difficult days ahead for our community in the wake of an evil, tragic, and unthinkable act.
— Sen. Thomas McElveen🇺🇸 (@ThomasMcElveen) March 22, 2023
