Father Killed After Shotgun Execution Of Family Members In Cracker Barrel

[Dakota Valkyrie]

The names of a suspect and three victims have been released after a shooting at the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Brooklyn on Thursday.

The Brooklyn Police Department said they were called to the Cracker Barrel at 5100 Tiedeman Rd. at about 8:40 p.m.

Police Chief Scott Mielke said the woman who called 911 said she told her husband that she was leaving him and that he didn’t take the news well. The woman told 911 dispatchers that he was in his car and circling the parking lot. She was fearful he may become violent.

When officers arrived, they heard gunshots inside the restaurant, police said. The male suspect was holding a “long gun” and trying to leave through the front door, Brooklyn police said in a news release. When he didn’t surrender, officers shot him.

Brooklyn police said the suspect, Kevin Allen, 51, of Strongsville was killed, along with his wife, Katherina Allen, 42 of Strongsville, and Kerri Allen, who was killed on her 10th birthday.

Another victim, Kayla Allen, 10, was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center.
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Police said they believed the girls were the Allens' daughters but have not confirmed the relationship.

Kevin Allen was previously arrested in 2008 for theft.

Police said the investigation is still early and ongoing but initial witness statements have Kevin Allen entering the restaurant with a "long gun" selectively firing at close range.
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http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/nationa...lyn-ohio-crime

[Valasca]

Wait, Brooklyn? I thought the CNN headline said somewhere in Ohio.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Wait, Brooklyn? I thought the CNN headline said somewhere in Ohio.

Ohio has a Brooklyn, too. As do California, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

[TheMorningStar]

Ohio has a Brooklyn, too. As do California, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

And crazy crackers....

[Valasca]

And crazy crackers....

HEY! I'm from Ohio. Cincinnati. Near the River. Maybe that's why we're all crazy. the water.

[Chinchillazilla]

Wait. The mom told everyone she was leaving him on the girl's birthday? Shitty!

[Morbid]

Brooklyn, OH - An Ohio father was killed by police after shooting and killing his wife and daughter – and critically wounded a second daughter – during the murdered daughter’s birthday party at Cracker Barrel. This after the wife told him that she was divorcing him.
According to police records, on Thursday evening Katherina (Kate) Allen, 42, brought her daughters Kerri and Kayla, both 10, to Cracker Barrel to celebrate Kerri’s birthday with their father Kevin Allen, 51,. Because of an “incident” that had*occurred*Easter Sunday, Kate Allen had left the family home with the girls to stay with a family friend. *Kevin Allen arrived to the restaurant separately.
During the course of the dinner, Kate Allen reportedly called police saying she had just told her husband she wanted to end their marriage and that he had left the restaurant and was circling the parking lot. She added that she feared ‘he might become violent.’
Her fears were not unfounded. *Three minutes later, Kevin Allen would walk back into Cracker Barrel carrying a loaded shotgun. Witnesses said he “selectively” fired on his wife and daughters.
“He didn’t say not one word,” a witness said. “He came in and pointed, and we could just see the fire come out of the barrel and we all just ran.”
According to police, Kevin Allen fatally shot his wife in the head and torso while she stood near the restaurant’s register counter.

This article is from The Dreamin' Demon, the Internet's self-appointed buzzkill.


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