{"id":2359392,"date":"2024-10-25T06:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T10:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-year-old-boy-charged-in-massacre-of-parents-3-siblings-story-unravels-after-escaped-sister-speaks\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T06:38:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T10:38:42","slug":"15-year-old-boy-charged-in-massacre-of-parents-3-siblings-story-unravels-after-escaped-sister-speaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-year-old-boy-charged-in-massacre-of-parents-3-siblings-story-unravels-after-escaped-sister-speaks\/","title":{"rendered":"15-Year-Old Boy Charged in Massacre of Parents, 3 Siblings &#8211; Story Unravels After Escaped Sister Speaks"},"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\">32<\/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%2F15-year-old-boy-charged-in-massacre-of-parents-3-siblings-story-unravels-after-escaped-sister-speaks%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=2359392&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--><p>A \u200b15-year-old boy has been charged \u200cwith five counts of aggravated murder for allegedly \u200dkilling his parents and three siblings near Seattle. The \u200bcrimes took place in Fall City, and details emerged\u2064 through a surviving 11-year-old sister who managed to escape and \u200dinform the police that her older brother was the perpetrator. The boy had reportedly attempted to blame \u200dthe murders on \u200dhis younger\u200c brother. It was\u2062 revealed that he \u2062had access to\u2064 the\u2062 family&#8217;s gun, which belonged to their father, as he was \u200cthe\u2064 only one who knew the code to unlock the storage. The victims included Sarah Humiston, 42, Mark Humiston,\u200c 43,\u2062 and their children, aged 7 to 13. \u2063Following the incident, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">suspect made contradictory statements<\/a> to authorities, leading to his arrest \u2062at the scene. Although he has \u200cno <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-arrested-for-violent-carjackings-shooting-16-year-old-boy\/\" title=\"Illegal Alien Arrested for Violent Carjackings, Shooting 16-Year-Old Boy\">prior criminal record<\/a>, a hearing is necessary to\u200d determine if the\u200c case will be\u200c moved to adult court. The \u2062family\u2019s community is mourning\u200d the tragic loss, and the suspect is scheduled for a court appearance soon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 15-year-old boy accused of killing his parents and three of his siblings this week east of Seattle tried to pin the slayings on his younger brother, but a sister who survived after playing dead escaped to a neighbor&rsquo;s house and told police who really carried out <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fall-city-washington-5-killed-house-shooting-95c41498579ce16783746202e48c269b\">the shootings<\/a>, authorities said in a court document made public Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The boy was charged Thursday in juvenile court with five counts of aggravated murder.<\/p>\n<p>Under Washington state law, a hearing is required before the case can be moved into adult court.<\/p>\n<p>The 11-year-old sister who survived Monday&rsquo;s shooting told investigators that the defendant had recently gotten into trouble for failing tests at school, and that the handgun he used belonged to their father.<\/p>\n<p>Of all the children, she said, he was the only one who knew the code to the lock box their dad kept it in.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The King County Medical Examiner&rsquo;s Office identified the victims as Sarah Humiston, 42, Mark Humiston, 43, and their children Katheryn Humiston, 7, Joshua Humiston, 9, and Benjamin Humiston, 13.<\/p>\n<p>According to an affidavit of probable cause by King County sheriff&rsquo;s detective Aaron Thompson, the defendant called 911 around 5 a.m. Monday to report that his 13-year-old brother had shot and killed their family at their home in Fall City because he had gotten in trouble for looking at pornography.<\/p>\n<p>A neighbor a few minutes later called 911 saying the injured 11-year-old had come to the home reporting that her family had been shot by her 15-year-old brother and that she had played dead before escaping, the affidavit said.<\/p>\n<p>Arriving deputies detained the 15-year-old in the driveway and found the bodies inside. The 11-year-old was treated at a hospital in Seattle and has since been released, a hospital spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FALL CITY VICTIMS IDENTIFIED&#8252;&#65039;: Parents Mark and Sarah Humiston were among the 5 people killed inside a home on Monday, along with 3 of their kids. The suspect in the killings is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travel-influencer-couple-tragically-dies-after-wife-attempts-to-rescue-husband-and-also-perishes\/\" title=\"Travel influencer couple tragically dies after wife attempts to rescue husband and also perishes\">couple&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s 15-year-old son.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s a memorial down the street from the house on Lake Alice Road&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9pG8xtT9SP\">pic.twitter.com\/9pG8xtT9SP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Savannah Welch (@svnnh_wlch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/svnnh_wlch\/status\/1849115195248939232?\">October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fall-city-washington-shooting-five-killed-da7792dbf941e7c3ea3dd57e2704b6ff\">waived his right to appear in court<\/a> on Tuesday, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney&rsquo;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>His defense attorneys said in court that he has no criminal history. His attorneys didn&rsquo;t immediately respond to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-liberty-university-sues-jerry-falwell-jr\/\" title=\"Report: Liberty University Sues Jerry Falwell, Jr.\">message seeking comment<\/a> on the charges Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The teen is scheduled to appear in court on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Humiston worked as an electrical engineer with Hargis Engineers in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are blindsided and saddened by the tragic events that have led to the loss of a respected colleague, mentor, and friend, as well as the loss of immediate family members,&rdquo; the company said in statement Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mark&rsquo;s leadership and vision were integral within our firm, and he will be greatly missed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. 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