"Like Hunting a Running Child"... US Father Arrested for Planned Murder of Three Sons

Charged with Aggravated Murder
Bail Set at 25.6 Billion Won

A man in his 30s in Ohio, USA, fatally shot his three young sons, aged 3, 4, and 7.

According to the Associated Press and other sources, the Clermont County Prosecutor's Office announced that Chad Doerman (32) has been charged with the murder of his three sons. Doerman is also accused of injuring the boys' mother (34).

Chad Doerman who killed his three sons. Photo by Clermont County Sheriff's Office

The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. local time on the 15th. The county sheriff's office reported receiving a call from the children's mother at that time. The caller was reportedly heard crying out, "My children are being shot."

Three minutes later, a driver passing by the same house called 911, reporting, "I saw a child run out onto the road, and the child's father is killing them all."

The police responded to the residence in Monroe Township, the location of the report, and arrested Chad Doerman, who was sitting on the outside stairs of the house. Doerman, sitting with a gun beside him, was taken into custody without resistance.

The police found three young boys lying in the yard with gunshot wounds and attempted emergency treatment, but all the children died at the scene.

All three boys were Doerman's sons, aged 3, 4, and 7, respectively.

The boys' mother was also shot in the hand and was transported to the hospital, but her condition is not life-threatening. It is reported that she was injured while trying to protect her sons from Doerman.

Doerman was charged with aggravated murder and is being held in the county jail. His bail was set at $20 million (approximately 25.6 billion KRW). Doerman appeared in court on the 16th for an arraignment, where he admitted to killing the children with a rifle and stated that "the crime was planned."

Clermont County Prosecutor David Gast stated that during the incident, one child tried to escape outside, but Doerman caught him like hunting and brought him back to commit the crime.

Gast described this murder case as the worst crime he has ever seen, saying, "Doerman was supposed to provide protection and love to the children. He was their guardian but mercilessly killed them."

Authorities have not disclosed Doerman's motive for the crime.

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