Two Adults Killed: Five Kids In Home During Invasion That Left Their Parents Dead
Two adults were killed in front of five kids during a home invasion in Florida on Thursday, July 9.
The incident occurred early Thursday morning after a group of four or five masked intruders entered the home and shot the two adults to death. The children, thankfully, were left unharmed.
The children, ages 1 to 11, were with their family members, detectives, and child protective services as of 8:40 a.m., Fox News reports. A Bradenton Police information officer said the children would be released to go home with their family members after they had completed their interviews with the detectives.
The murders took place at the home at the 3900 block of Southern Parkway West, near Robert Prine Elementary School. The Bradenton police arrived at the crime scene at approximately 4 a.m. after an alarm was triggered. They noticed the glass on the front door was shattered. Shortly after, they found the two adult’s bodies.
The victims, 29-year-old Kantral Brooks and Ester Deneus, were parents of the children whose identities have not been released. Shemeka Waters, Brooks’ sister, said the family had just moved into the home around six months ago, and she said her brother’s kids were his life.
“They don’t know what’s going on. They are still in shock,” Waters said of the kids, according to My Fox Tampa Bay.
“We got to this call several minutes after it came out. Officers patrol this area frequently. This area is not known for violent crimes,” said Lt. James Racky with the Bradenton Police Department.
Police revealed that they had received “several calls” to come to the Parkway home. While they would not elaborate on the nature of the calls, they did confirm that they were “non-violent and not drug-related.”
As of Thursday, the police were still at the home trying to find clues that would lead them to the intruders. They currently do not have anyone in custody or any suspects. However, a surveillance video of the intrusion was released that showed three masked men throwing a brick through the front door, NBC affiliate News Channel 8 reported. They are then seen entering the home carrying weapons.
The police are hopeful that they will catch the men who murdered the two adults in front of their five kids.
“Word of mouth will come around,” the Bradenton Police Department said. “Whoever came to this house and did this act today, they will be talking about it and somebody knows about it and the family”
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