A mother in Waverly, Tennessee, is believed to have killed her two young sons and her 88-year-old grandmother before taking her own life in a quadruple murder-suicide on January 2. The Humphreys County Sheriff's Office discovered the bodies during a welfare check at a home, finding all four victims with gunshot wounds.
The deceased were identified as Heather Thompson, 32, her sons Isaiah Johnson, 13, and Arius Thompson, 4, and her grandmother Evelyn Johnson, 88. Preliminary evidence suggests Heather shot the three victims before turning the gun on herself, authorities said.
The father of the boys, Jeremiah Thompson, who was estranged from Heather, expressed his grief on social media, saying the loss had “shattered” him and calling his sons “just babies.” He has launched a GoFundMe campaign to bring the children’s bodies back to New Mexico, raising nearly $11,000 of a $16,000 goal.
Sheriff Chris Davis said investigators found no sign of forced entry and believe no one else was involved. He noted there had been no prior domestic-violence or mental health-related calls to the residence. The motive remains under investigation. Davis, visibly emotional, told WSMV-TV that he knew the family and vowed to “do right by them.”
