Father admits to fatally shooting three young sons at family home

Chad Doerman, 32, who can also be accused of wounding the boys’ mom on the household’s residence, has been charged with aggravated homicide, authorities mentioned.

Clermont County’s chief prosecutor of Municipal Court, David Gast, mentioned throughout Doerman’s arraignment Friday that one of many boys tried to flee into a close-by discipline however Doerman “hunted” his son down and introduced him again to their residence earlier than killing him.

Doerman’s bail has been set at $20 million. Court information didn’t point out whether or not he was represented by a lawyer at his arraignment. He is at the moment being held in Clermont County Jail.

Gast referred to as the killings the worst crime he’d ever seen.

Deputies responded to the house in Monroe Township shortly earlier than 4.30 pm. Thursday after receiving a pair of 911 calls, one apparently from the mom who was screaming that “her babies had been shot” and one other from a passing motorist who mentioned a lady was operating down the road saying her father was killing folks, a news launch from the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office mentioned.

The deputies discovered three boys, ages 3, 4 and seven, outdoors the house with gunshot wounds and tried to avoid wasting their lives, however the youngsters died on the scene.

“They held these children knowing there was nothing they could do,” Gast mentioned. ”How do you unsee that type of abomination?”

The boys’ names have not been released.

“This was the man that everyday they woke up looking to for protection, love and guidance in all things …” Gast said. “He was their world, he was their guardian and he executed them in cold blood.”

The sheriff’s office said the 34-year-old mother, who was not identified, was outside the home and had suffered a gunshot to the hand while trying to shield her sons from their father. She was transported to a hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening.

Doerman was found sitting on a stoop at the home and was taken into custody without incident. He was arraigned on three counts of aggravated murder Friday.

Officials have not released a motive behind the shootings.

Neighbours in Monroe Township, which is about 120 kilometres west of Columbus, reported hearing several shots fired in what they said is usually a quiet, calm neighbourhood.

“I was sitting in the garage, and all of a sudden, I hear ‘boom, boom’ and like five more, and I was like, ‘That’s seven shots,’” Alexis Spoonamore told WLWT-TV in Cincinnati. “I’m shaking. It was a lot. It was bad.”