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NASCAR sent its "deepest enactment and condolences" to Jimmie Johnson and his woman Chandra Johnson pursuing the deaths of her parents Terry, Jack and nephew Dalton successful an evident murder-suicide.
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NASCAR is rallying astir Jimmie Johnson amid an unimaginable household tragedy.
The enactment offered a connection of enactment to the contention car operator and his household pursuing the loss of his mother-in-law Terry Janway, 68, father-in-law Jack Janway, 69, and 11-year-old nephew Dalton successful an evident murder-suicide successful Oklahoma connected June 26, constabulary confirmed to E! News.
"We are saddened by the tragic deaths of members of Chandra Johnson's family," NASCAR said successful a connection to E! News connected June 27. "The full NASCAR household extends its deepest enactment and condolences during this hard clip to Chandra, Jimmie and the full Johnson & Janway families."
Terry, the parent of Jimmie's woman Chandra, is believed to beryllium the superior fishy successful the killings, authorities confirmed.
E! News has reached retired to reps for Jimmie and person yet to perceive back. No further details person been shared publically astatine this time.
Muskogee Police Department main of constabulary Johnny Teehee said successful a property merchandise that connected June 26 astatine astir 9:05 p.m. officials 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," he continued. "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."
Police past proceeded to marque announcements for different occupants wrong the residence to travel outside.
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"Once capable officers arrived connected scene," Teehee said, "a hunt of the residence was conducted and 2 much subjects were recovered deceased wrong the residence."
In the aftermath of the deaths, Muskogee politician Marlon Coleman called the incidental "even much bone-chilling" to cognize determination was a kid involved.
"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," 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."
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