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Police have described an horrific scene that took place Sunday night in Oklahoma in which a seemingly loving husband and father killed his wife, and three of their sons before turning the gun on himself, leaving his other son, 10, to discover the bodies.
The terrifying crime left neighbors in a quiet Oklahoma City suburb shocked as some described the perpetrator, Jonathon Candy, 42, as 'goofy' while investigators still search for answers.
The victims has been named as Jonathon's wife, Lindsay, 39, and sons, Dylan, 18, Ethan, 14 and Lucas, 10.
On Monday morning, '(the boy) woke up and discovered what had happened,' said Sgt. Gary Knight, describing the scene as 'carnage.'
Knight said that after a fight with his wife, Jonathon armed himself with a gun and shot her before stalking other members of his family throughout the home, systematically shooting them dead. There was no evidence of a struggle.
The bodies of the victims' were found in different areas of the home, with police saying they found two bodies upstairs, and two others downstairs. One of the children had been shot in bed.
'Make no mistake about it, what happened in that residence was nothing short of a massacre,' Knight said.
Jonathon Candy worked a video engineer on game nights for the Oklahoma City Thunder
Jonathon Candy, 42, is believed to have killed his wife, 39-year-old Lindsay Candy, and sons 18-year-old Dylan, 14-year-old Ethan and 12-year-old Lucas
Neighbor Michael Burcham, 68, told The Oklahoman that Jonathon previously confided in him that he struggled with depression.
Burcham also said that Jonathon would regularly help him to fix his car or lawnmower and that the pair would regularly fly their drones together. He said that Jonathon helped another neighbor around his house with handy work.
Burcham said that as far as he knew there were no issues between the suspect and his wife. The neighbor disclosed that he knew Jonathon kept guns in the home and stored up food.
'All day we just couldn't imagine. He must have really been having a hard time,' Burcham said.
Their home is located within the Oklahoma City limits, two of the children, Ethan Lucas, were students in the local Mustang Public School district. Dylan Candy graduated high school in the district in 2023.
Knight said investigators believe the shooting began after an argument between the parents late Sunday night or early Monday morning.
Knight said it is not known why the fourth child was spared or a motive for the shootings.
He said police had no previous contact with the family, had not previously been called to their home and that there was no history of domestic violence in the family.
Lindsay Terry Candy, 39, pictured with her husband Jonathon, 42, during a vacation in Florida in 2023
