(KRON) — Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced that Shane Parrish Killian, 54, was charged for allegedly killing four of his family members and wounding his one-year-old son on Friday.
The charges follow events from Killian’s house on Kitty Hawk Road in Alameda, which became a quadruple homicide scene Wednesday night, according to police.
Mystery surrounds motive for murder of Alameda family
According to Price’s office, Killian is charged with the following:
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Murder (four counts)
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Attempted murder
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Corporal injury to a relationship partner
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Elder or dependent adult abuse
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Infliction of injury
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Possession of an assault weapon
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Possession of an unconventional pistol
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“Numerous” enhancements
The complaint alleges that Killian “intentionally” discharged a gun that killed his six-year-old son, his wife, and both of his parents-in-law. The complaint also alleges that the father also shot his one-year-old son, who is being treated at the hospital for life-threatening injuries.
“This is an unimaginable act of violence that leaves us all heartbroken for this family and for the
City of Alameda community members shocked and traumatized by this tragedy,” said DA
Pamela Price. “Domestic violence is an insidious problem in our society, which is exacerbated
with deadly consequences when there are guns in the home.”
The DA’s office said Killian could face more than 231 years in prison if convicted and sentenced to all charges.
On Thursday, a baseball and baseball bat were included alongside stuffed animals and flowers outside of the family’s house on Kitty Hawk Road. Handwriting on the baseball from the boy’s coach said, “To William. Game ball.”
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