Electrical engineer, nurse identified after teen son allegedly shot them, 3 siblings

An electrical technologist successful Washington authorities and his caregiver wife, who were allegedly murdered successful their mansion by their teen lad alongside 3 of his siblings, person been identified.

Mark Humiston, 42, his wife, Sarah, and 3 of their teenage children were recovered fatally changeable earlier this week wrong their monolithic $2 cardinal home, located successful the Seattle suburb of Fall City.

Deputies with the King County Sheriff’s Office were called to the residence connected Monday astir 5 a.m. to analyse reports of a “disturbance with gunfire,” authorities said successful a statement. When they arrived connected the scene, they recovered the 5 household members already deceased and a sixth unfortunate who was earnestly injured. She was taken to Harborview Medical Center successful Seattle, wherever she was listed successful “satisfactory condition” arsenic of Tuesday, a infirmary spokesperson told CNN.

Pastor Carrie Bland, manus astatine left, uses her candle to airy others during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the wide shooting a time earlier successful Fall City, Wash., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP)

While authorities person not identified the surviving victim, neighbors person said the Humistons lived successful their location successful the Lake Alice neighborhood — 1 of the astir costly successful the state — with their 5 children.

“It does look to beryllium that this is simply a household incident, intelligibly a home unit incidental involves not lone a young antheral who’s present successful important trouble, it involves firearms. Young men and firearms,” Mike Mellis, a lawman and spokesperson for the sheriff’s bureau told reporters.

The suspect, identified lone arsenic the Humiston’s 15-year-old son, was taken into custody, but helium has not yet been charged. Police said helium d does not person a transgression history.

Bouquets of flowers enactment a chromatic picnic array astatine a roadside parkland arsenic a tiny memorial to the victims of a wide shooting the time earlier successful Fall City, Wash., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP)

Mark Humiston, primitively from Texas, was a well-known electrical technologist and spent the past 2 decennary moving with Hargis Engineers. Sarah, meanwhile, antecedently worked arsenic a registered nurse, King 5 reported.

“We are blindsided and saddened by the tragic events that person led to the nonaccomplishment of a respected colleague, mentor, and friend, arsenic good arsenic the nonaccomplishment of contiguous household members,” Hargis Engineers said successful a connection to King 5. “Mark’s enactment and imaginativeness were integral wrong our firm, and helium volition beryllium greatly missed. Our thoughts are with his surviving family, friends, and colleagues during this hard time.”