Man Charged in Fatal Shootings of Wife, 2 Children
A man with a record of domestic violence was charged Friday with shooting his wife and their two children to death during an argument on the way home from Thanksgiving dinner.
Errol S. Dehaney was ordered held in lieu of $7-million bail.
The killings Thursday came one day after Dehaney was ordered to stay away from his wife and children by a judge considering charges that he assaulted Shennavia Dehaney, 22, about two weeks ago.
Dehaney, 27, has signed a statement about the killings, according to court records. “If not a confession, he certainly has admitted his participation in the incident,” Assistant State’s Atty. Herb Carlson said.
The couple argued in the car after leaving the holiday party, and Shennavia Dehaney got out and went back into the friends’ house, police said.
Dehaney followed her and shot her in the head, police said. He then went back to the car and shot Errol Jr., 5, and Shantelique, 2, in the head, police said.
Police said Dehaney called them and said he had shot his family. He was taken into custody late Thursday.
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