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NASCAR operator Jimmie Johnson's father-in-law, mother-in-law and 11-year-old nephew were killed successful a fatal shooting astatine their Oklahoma location connected June 26, section authorities confirmed.
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Jimmie Johnson is facing a heartbreaking household tragedy.
Three relatives of the NASCAR driver, including his wife Chandra's 69-year-old parents Jack and Terry Janway and his 11-year-old nephew Dalton, were killed successful a shooting successful Oklahoma connected June 26, authorities confirmed.
According to a property merchandise from the Muskogee Police Department, dispatch received a telephone from a pistillate who stated "that determination was a disturbance and idiosyncratic had a weapon and past hung up."
"When officers arrived connected country they saw a taxable laying successful the hallway wrong the beforehand door," chief of police Johnny Teehee said successful the release. "Shortly aft arriving officers heard different gunshot from further wrong the house. Officers conducted a rescue of the taxable laying wrong the hallway and determined the taxable was deceased."
Officials past made announcements for immoderate different occupants wrong the location to travel outside.
"Once capable officers arrived connected scene," Teehee continued, "a hunt of the residence was conducted and 2 much subjects were recovered deceased wrong the residence."
According to People, citing the police, the trio's deaths "are being investigated arsenic a murder-suicide" and Terry is "believed to beryllium the superior suspect." E! News has reached retired to constabulary for confirmation and has yet to perceive back.
No further details person been shared publically astatine this time.
"We are saddened by the tragic deaths of members of Chandra Johnson's family," NASCAR said successful a connection to E!. "The full NASCAR household extends its deepest enactment and condolences during this hard clip to Chandra, Jimmie and the full Johnson & Janway families."
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Following quality of the section deaths, Muskogee Mayor Marlon Coleman addressed the tragedy.
"It was traumatizing to find retired that a long-standing household who had made truthful galore contributions to our assemblage were progressive successful this benignant of incident. It was adjacent much bone-chilling to find retired determination was a kid involved," helium told Fox23. "I knew Dr. Janway. Dr Janway has worked connected me, we've been acquaintances for a very, precise agelong clip since I've been successful Muskogee. Just knowing that it was him and his household took a antithetic toll connected me."
E! News has reached retired to Jimmie's rep for remark and has not heard back.
