Teen Arrested in Slayings of 4 in His Family
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after his parents and two siblings were found dead along a rural road near this small mountain community in northeastern Washington.
Investigators said the bodies were covered with snow. All four of the family members, including the two siblings, ages 11 and 18, were believed to have been shot at their home on Dec. 23 and then taken to the nearby road in the family pickup, investigators said.
The Stevens County Sheriff’s Office said friends and family members notified authorities after the family hadn’t been seen for five days.
William L. Lembcke, 16, was booked into a county jail Saturday on suspicion of first-degree murder, Sheriff Craig Thayer said. A court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.
The boy had a juvenile record, and the family had been having problems, Thayer said.
“It does appear there was some anger and some arguments that have occurred, not just recently, but over some period of time,” he added.
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