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In a June murder-suicide, Ethan Austin, 12, shot his 16-year-old stepsister, Kaitlin, multiple times before he turned the gun on himself
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/cri...sister-murder-suicide-cops-article-1.1971007#[...]
12-year-old Washington Boy Scout shot and killed his teen sister with his father's handgun before he turned the weapon on himself
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Benton County officials ruled the June deaths of stepsiblings Ethan and Kaitlin Austin a murder-suicide Friday
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Police do not know the boy's motive.
Drew Austin — Ethan's dad and Kaitlin's stepfather — found the two children dead in Kaitlin's bedroom on June 9. The 16-year-old softball star suffered multiple gunshot wounds to her torso and head, while her little brother was found with a single bullet wound to his head,
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Ethan, who was an avid hunter and a Boy Scout, used his father's handgun to kill his sister and then himself, officials said. The weapon was kept in a family's safe that the 6th-grader had access to.
The boy frequently went on hunting trips with his dad and was allowed to handle guns under his parents' supervision
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Ethan did not have any known mental health issues, the family's lawyer, Scott Johnson,
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Police do not believe the siblings were fighting or that the attack was premeditated. The children did not have drugs or alcohol in their systems, toxicology reports
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"No motive and no reason would never fully explain what happened. You have a young mother and father who are very nice people, and they had two kids who were very nice kids," Johnson said.
ew Austin — Ethan's dad and Kaitlin's stepfather — found the two children dead in Kaitlin's bedroom on June 9. The 16-year-old softball star suffered multiple gunshot wounds to her torso and head, while her little brother was found with a single bullet wound to his head[...]
Ethan, who was an avid hunter and a Boy Scout, used his father's handgun to kill his sister and then himself
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The weapon was kept in a family's safe that the 6th-grader had access to.
The boy frequently went on hunting trips with his dad and was allowed to handle guns under his parents' supervision.
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Ethan did not have any known mental health issues, the family's lawyer, Scott Johnson,
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Police do not believe the siblings were fighting or that the attack was premeditated. The children did not have drugs or alcohol in their systems, toxicology reports revealed.
"No motive and no reason would never fully explain what happened. You have a young mother and father who are very nice people, and they had two kids who were very nice kids,
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Kaitlin was a junior at Kamiakin High School and a pitcher for its state championship softball team.
"(She) was a beautiful, happy young lady, always with a smile on her face," the family wrote in a statement after her death. "She was smart and loved to challenge herself both athletically and in the classroom."
Ethan loved spending time with his dad and had a "caring and loving heart,"
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Both children are survived by their parents, Cyndi and Drew, and their sister, Rachel.
The 6th-grader was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting with his dad.
Ethan did not have any known mental health issues, the family's lawyer said.