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The scene outside the house where the alleged murder-suicide took place.
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The parents and nephew of race car driver Jimmie Johnson’s wife, Chandra Janway Johnson, were killed Monday at a home in Muskogee, Oklahoma, according to a news release from the Muskogee Police Department. A police spokesperson told CNN it was a suspected murder-suicide.
On Monday, police received a 911 call from a woman who said “someone” had a gun and then hung up, according to the release.
“When officers arrived on scene, they observed a subject lying in the hallway, inside the front door,” the release states. “Shortly after arriving, officers heard another gunshot coming from further inside the home.”
“Officers conducted a rescue of the subject lying in the hallway and determined the subject was deceased,” the release added.
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Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws were killed Monday at a home in Muskogee, Oklahoma, police say.
Officers also made announcements for anyone else in the house to “come out.”
“Once a sufficient number of officers arrived on scene, a search was conducted of the residence and two additional subjects were found deceased inside the residence,” the release states.
Authorities identified the deceased as Jack Janway, 69, and his wife, Terry Janway, 68, and their 11-year-old grandson, Dalton Janway.
Muscogee police said Wednesday that Terry Janway was the shooter.
NASCAR released a statement Tuesday saying, “We are saddened by the tragic death of Chandra Johnson’s family members. The entire NASCAR family extends its deepest support and sincere condolences during this difficult time to Chandra, Jimmie and the entire Johnson & Janway families.
The Legacy Motor Club auto racing team announced in a statement Tuesday that Johnson is withdrawing from this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event in Chicago. “The Johnson family has requested privacy at this time and no further statements will be made,” the club said.
“It was traumatic to discover that a longtime family who had made so many contributions to our community was involved in this type of incident,” Mayor Marlon Coleman told the CNN affiliate. KOKI. “It was even scarier when we found out there were children involved.”
