Father Killed After Shotgun Execution Of Family Members In Cracker Barrel

April 16, 2012 at 8:33 am by kniption  

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.…