{"id":1986742,"date":"2023-07-31T12:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-legend-jimmie-johnson-speaks-for-first-time-since-in-laws-murder-suicide\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:04:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T16:04:49","slug":"nascar-legend-jimmie-johnson-speaks-for-first-time-since-in-laws-murder-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-legend-jimmie-johnson-speaks-for-first-time-since-in-laws-murder-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR icon Jimmie Johnson breaks silence on tragic murder-suicide involving in-laws."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnascar-legend-jimmie-johnson-speaks-for-first-time-since-in-laws-murder-suicide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Jimmie Johnson\u200c Speaks Out Following Tragic &#8220;Murder-Suicide&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Jimmie Johnson, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-legend-jimmie-johnson-speaks-for-first-time-since-in-laws-murder-suicide\/\" title=\"NASCAR icon Jimmie Johnson breaks silence on tragic murder-suicide involving in-laws.\">renowned race car \u2064driver<\/a>, has broken his silence for\u2062 the first time since \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/titanic-foundation-probing-claims-oceangate-ceo-made-about-vessels-safety-before-director-joined-doomed-voyage\/\" title=\"Titanic Foundation investigates OceanGate CEO's safety claims prior to director's involvement in ill-fated voyage.\">devastating incident involving<\/a> his in-laws and nephew, which authorities have described as a &#8220;murder-suicide&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>After a month of grieving, Johnson took \u200dto his Instagram account to express his gratitude towards those who have reached out\u2064 during this difficult time. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvQSgjJp5Nt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a heartfelt statement<\/a>, he \u2062wrote, &#8220;Our \u200dfamily is devastated\u2062 by the profound \u2062loss of [Terry] Lynn, Jack, and Dalton \u200cJanway. We \u2063have been humbled\u2062 by\u200d the outpouring of love and support during this unthinkably sad\u200b time and remain grateful for all \u200cof your compassion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvQSgjJp5Nt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block;height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View\u200c this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvQSgjJp5Nt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Jimmie Johnson (@jimmiejohnson)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Tragic Incident Shakes Johnson&#8217;s Family<\/h3>\n<p>The shocking incident\u2062 took place in Muskogee, Oklahoma,\u200c where Johnson&#8217;s wife, Chandra Janway&#8217;s parents and 11-year-old nephew were found shot to death in their home \u2063on June 26, as reported\u2062 by the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/27\/jimmie-johnsons-in-laws-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. The victims were identified as Jack\u200b Janway, 69, his wife Terry, 68,\u200c and their grandson\u200c Dalton.<\/p>\n<p>According to the authorities, it was Johnson&#8217;s mother-in-law, Terry,\u200b who tragically took the lives of\u200b her husband and grandson before turning \u2064the gun \u2062on herself.\u200d She made a brief \u200b911 call reporting the presence of a gun before ending the call abruptly. The\u2064 police arrived at the scene to discover a body \u2064near the front\u200c door and heard gunshots,\u2064 prompting \u2064them to remove the body from the house and call for \u2064anyone else inside to \u200ccome out. The other two bodies\u2064 were found in a different \u2064area of the house.<\/p>\n<p>The police \u200bhave not disclosed the specific\u2064 locations where the bodies were found.<\/p>\n<p><b>If you or someone you know \u200bneeds \u2062support now, call or text 988 or chat at <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Johnson, understandably devastated by the tragedy, canceled his participation in a race at a street event in Chicago that was scheduled for the same\u200d weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Muskogee Mayor Marlon \u2062Coleman, who had a personal connection \u200bwith the family, expressed his\u200b shock and\u200b sorrow.\u200b He stated, \u200b&#8221;It was traumatizing to find out that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pledges-to-stay-in-2024-white-house-race-if-he-is-criminally-charged\/\" title=\"Trump Pledges to Stay in 2024 White House Race If He Is Criminally Charged\">long-standing family<\/a> who had \u2063made so many contributions\u2064 to our community was\u2064 involved in this type of incident. It was \u2064even \u200dmore bone-chilling to find out there was a child involved. I knew Dr. Janway. Dr. Janway has worked \u200con me, we&#8217;ve been acquaintances\u200c for \u2062a very, very long time \u200csince I&#8217;ve been in Muskogee. Just knowing that it was him and his\u200c family \u200ctook a different \u2064toll on me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is not\u2064 the first tragedy \u2063that the Janway\u2064 family\u200c has endured. In \u200d2014, Chandra&#8217;s younger \u2062brother, Jordan Janway, lost \u200dhis life\u2062 in\u2064 a\u2063 skydiving accident,\u2062 as reported by KNSD-TV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsandiego.com\/news\/local\/jordan-janway-san-diego-skydiving-accident-fatal-fall-midair-collision\/1973471\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Jordan, an \u200bexperienced skydiver, tragically \u2063died following a midair collision. The news \u200bcame shortly after Johnson finished second in a race at Martinsville Speedway.<\/p>\n<p><i>If you or someone you know\u200d needs \u200dsupport\u200d now, call or text 988 or chat at <\/i><i><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmie Johnson, in his first statement since the tragic &#8220;murder-suicide&#8221; of his in-laws and nephew, expressed gratitude on Instagram. He acknowledged the immense loss suffered by his family and thanked those who offered support during this devastating time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":1986743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1986742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1986742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1986743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1986742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1986742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1986742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}