Mom kills her children, herself at Florida home

[Flord Godweather]

(CNN) -- A Florida mother shot her four children early Tuesday morning before turning the gun on herself at her home in Port St. John, police said.

A neighbor heard shots at 4:50 a.m. and then responded to a knock at the door to find three of the children, police said.

The three children went to the neighbor's house to say their mother had shot them, Brevard County Sheriff's Office Lt. Tod Goodyear said, according to CNN affiliate WKMG.

The mother, Tanya Thomas, 33, then called them back home, Brevard County Sheriff's Office Lt. Tod Goodyear told reporters.

The mother then shot them again, killing them, Goodyear said, according to WKMG.

"I'm a father and I've got kids. I cannot comprehend a person doing that to their child -- calling them back to the slaughter," Goodyear said, according to WKMG.

Responding deputies arrived at the house and heard shots.

They discovered Thomas' eldest daughter, Pebbles Johnson, 17, wounded in the front yard. They drove a patrol car onto the lawn in an attempt to rescue her. Johnson was rushed to a hospital but died from her wounds, Goodyear said.

The other children -- Joel Johnson, 12, Jazlin Johnson, 13, and Jaxs Johnson,15 -- were all dead, as was Thomas.

No suicide note was found in the home, but Goodyear said a witness told police he received a text from Thomas about 3 a.m. that said she wanted to be cremated with the children.

"Unfortunately he did not see that text or read it on his phone until he woke up this morning ... well after the incident occurred," Goodyear said.

The children's father does not live with the family and Goodyear said he was distraught.

Goodyear said police do not have a motive.

He said authorities have received previous calls from Thomas' home pertaining to domestic violence.

Goodyear said he was having a hard time trying to understand how a mother could commit such a grisly act. He said she remained very calm when she called the children back to their house.

"I cannot comprehend as a parent doing this to their children ... calling them back in and shooting them," he said.

He said authorities have not yet determined the owner of the gun but they believe Thomas was the killer.

"Everything points to it being her."

 

[Born2BKing]

What's your point in pointing out she was black you fukking c00n.

 

[MikelArteta]

The children's father does not live with the family and Goodyear said he was distraught.

typical black women making horrible choices in men

He said authorities have received previous calls from Thomas' home pertaining to domestic violence.

numerous eh? kept on taking back that worthless nikka time after time

 

[Harry Sax]

this shyt happened in my county...like 30 min away from me...smmfh

how tha hell did all of those kids let each other get shot tho

 

[Flord Godweather]

What's your point in pointing out she was black you fukking c00n.

I don't kmow because it's rare that a black mother does this.

 

[aXiom]

This bytch was 33 and had 4 kids ages, 17, 15, 12 and 13... 'nuff said.

 

[skeetsinternal]

What's your point in pointing out she was black you fukking c00n.

He didn't highlight that she was black. Just reading the thread title alone I thought it was a white woman

 

[Born2BKing]

I don't kmow because it's rare that a black mothe rdoes this.

Shut the fukk up CAC.

 

[Flord Godweather]

Shut the fukk up CAC.

 

[Wallie]

The children's father does not live with the family and Goodyear said he was distraught.

typical black women making horrible choices in men

He said authorities have received previous calls from Thomas' home pertaining to domestic violence.

numerous eh? kept on taking back that worthless nikka time after time

The domestic abuse was from her son not her husband.

She was married but her husband (the father of all of her children) left a few months before.

@ you.

 

[Born2BKing]

He didn't highlight that she was black. Just reading the thread title alone I thought it was a white woman

nikka did you not read the thread title?

 

[MikelArteta]

This bytch was 33 and had 4 kids ages, 17, 15, 12 and 13... 'nuff said.

kids weren't going to be nothing but in jail or single moms















Rip

 

[whatthatthangsmelllike]

damn thought it was a cac

 

[Mr Bubbles]

They went back?

 

[George Zimmerman]

should have called me. i would have done it for free.