Months after four members of the same family were found sh0.t to d3:ath, police have finally revealed the truth… but the final twist is leaving everyone horrified
NEW details have been released about four members of the same family who were found shot dead months after locals demanded more answers.
Four people, including a four-month-old and four-year-old were found dead in a shooting spanning two homes in Plant City, Florida in May.
Police seen outside a home in Plant City, Florida after reports of a shooting on May 3Credit: WFTS
The Plant City Police Department shared an update on the case on Thursday, confirming the incident was a murder-suicide.
Police Chief Richard Mills Jr. confirmed Hailey Dempsey, 28, shot and killed her mother inside her home on May 3.
She then concealed herself and her three children behind some bushes.
Hailey then shot and killed her four-year-old and four-month-old.
She shot at her two-year-old child but missed, and then turned the gun on herself, Mills said.
Police confirmed that Hailey’s husband, Jay Dempsey, was ruled out as a suspect after thorough investigation.
Officials said on Thursday that the motive remained unclear and that there were indication of mental illness, but no further information would be released.
Hailey was seen on neighbor’s security cameras leaving her home around 5:35am and going up to a nearby residence.
She knocked on a door asking a neighbor for help, and when the resident when to get her partner, Hailey and the kids were gone.
SOURCE: THE SUN
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16837312/hailey-dempsey-murder-suicide-update-plant-city-florida/
