Dad who killed his wife, kids and pet dog was ‘father of the year’, says blindsided family
A MAN who shot his wife and three young children dead inside their Ohio home was "father of the year", according to a relative.
The bodies of John Nelson, 44, wife Robin, 35, and their three children, Gavin, 12, Brianna, 10, and Liam, six, were discovered inside their Elyria home just after 8am on Wednesday.
“They were a typical family. They kept the three kids busy. They were in baseball and volleyball and soccer and ballet. There was two boys and a girl and the wife worked as a nurse and he worked down the road at a plastic bag factory and he lived here his entire life."
Meanwhile, the mayor of Elyria - which is located southwest of Cleveland - also paid tribute to the Nelson family.
";My heart is broken for this family in particular the children. I cannot imagine the pain those close to them must feel and we send our deepest condolences and are here to support them and any of our residents who need our help," Mayor Frank Whitfield stated.