Parents IDd after son, 15, allegedly killed them and three siblings in wealthy Seattle suburb
The parents who were gunned down, along with three of their children, inside the family’s $2 million Washington state mansion on Monday have been identified.Mark Humiston, 42, his wife Sarah, and three of their four teenage children were found shot to death inside the tony home in Fall City — a suburb of Seattle — around 5 a.m.
on Monday, King 5 reported.The couple’s 15-year-old son has been accused of carrying out the carnage.
The alleged killer’s teen sister was also targeted in the attack, but survived despite being shot twice.She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after receiving medical aid from a neighborHumiston, a Texas native, is a longtime software engineer at Hargis Engineers in Seattle, according to his LinkedIn.“We are blindsided and saddened by the tragic events that have led to the loss of a respected colleague, mentor, and friend, as well as the loss of immediate family members,” Hargis Engineers said in the statement to King 5.
“Mark’s leadership and vision were integral within our firm, and he will be greatly missed.Our thoughts are with his surviving family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.”Humiston’s wife, according to the local news outlet, was a registered nurse.
But it’s unclear if she was still practicing as her nursing license expired in 2022.Authorities have not revealed the identities and ages of the child victims, though they are believed to be teenagers, with the eldest around age 15, neighbors told FOX13.Deputies responded to the Lake Alice Road home — a stunning waterfront property — just before 5 a.m.
on Monday after receiving multiple 911 calls of a “disturbance with gunfire” and found the lifeless bodies of the two parents and their three children, according to King County Sheriff spokesperson Mike Mellis. At least some of the 911 calls that alerted deputies to the shooting came from victims who were inside the home and hiding in the bathroom, KIRO 7 reported.�...