In the deaths of five family members, including two young boys, near Oakland, California, the elderly victim named her son-in-law as the killer, police said.
According to a police report obtained by local media, Miguel Carcamo Ramirez, 70, accused Shane Killian, 56, of shooting and killing him and four of his family members, including Killian’s six-year-old and one-year-old sons, at their beachfront home.
The horrific assault occurred on July 9 in Alameda County.
Bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds, Ramirez managed to escape to a neighbor’s house and identified himself as his killer.
The neighbor called 911 and told the operator Ramirez’s story.
“Victim 1 identified the defendant (Killian) as the murder suspect during her dying statement,” the report states. Obtained by San Francisco TV station KRON4.
When police arrived at Killian’s home, they found the bodies of his mother-in-law, Marta Morales Diaz, 56, his wife, Natali Morales, 36, and 6-year-old William Andrew Killian.
One-year-old Wesley James Killian survived but died a week later in hospital. According to SFist.
Police also found Killian alive and in good health.
“Officers found the defendant at the crime scene. Of the six people residing in the home where this mass shooting occurred, the defendant was the only one uninjured; all others had sustained at least one gunshot wound,” the Alameda Police Department report states.
Killian’s motive for the attack remains a mystery. He worked as a welder and appeared to be a generally good person who spoke fondly of his wife and children. Interviewing colleagues According to KRON 4, he had a “short temper” and was apparently unhappy that his in-laws had moved into his family home.
Killian’s Facebook page includes photos of him and his son playing tee-ball games and going on father-son fishing trips. Last September, he posted a love letter to his wife: “Happy wedding anniversary, my love. By God’s grace I found you, by God’s grace we have two beautiful children, and by God’s grace we hope to continue this life together for many more years to come.”
Killian has been charged with five counts of murder and a weapons offence – which carries a maximum sentence of 246 years in prison – but has yet to enter a plea.
During one court appearance, Karen Diaz, the victim’s niece, said she was “disgusted” by Killian’s lack of emotion in the courtroom, KRON 4 reported.
