Christ on a crutch we are a deeply stupid nation:
Nearly a week ago, on June 24 , his 45th birthday, Jason Sheats gathered with his family in the living room of their Houston-suburb home about 5 p.m. Beside him were his daughters, Taylor, 22, and Madison, 17. His wife, Christy, had called a family meeting.
After years of challenges with Christy’s mental health, her struggles with depression and anxiety, her suicide attempts, Jason told authorities that he thought perhaps she was going to announce she had decided to file for divorce. The couple had talked about separating.
But instead, police said, the 42-year-old mother pulled out a .38 caliber handgun, a gift from her late grandfather, and pointed it at her screaming children. Then she shot them, inside the house and out in the street, where the girls collapsed and stopped moving. When law enforcement arrived, they watched Christy fire a final bullet into her eldest daughter, then a police officer shot the mother dead.
***Jason Sheats told investigators that his wife struggled with depression and anxiety and after each suicide attempt had been treated and evaluated at different private mental health facilities. After she stayed several days, Jason told authorities, he would pick Christy up and take her home. At the time of the shooting, Jason said, his wife was taking “numerous” prescription medications. She was also seeing a therapist.
Despite information on her LinkedIn profile listing her as the business manager of a Houston tattoo removal clinic, Jason told police his wife did not have a job, according to NBC News. They’d been married for more than 20 years, Jason told authorities, but Christy had been drinking heavily and they’d separated several times.
The gun she used to kill her children was inherited from her grandfather, authorities said. Christy had applied for a concealed carry permit, Jason told investigators, but the state of Texas rejected her application. Nehls said at the news conference that his office is investigating why the license was not approved. It was unclear whether it had to do with Christy’s mental health history.
MAYBE GET THE FUCKING ARSENAL OUT OF THE FUCKING HOUSE? I feel terrible for the man, but how many fucking warning signs do you need? I’m sorry, but don’t tell me “You weren’t there” and “you shouldn’t judge” and the other horseshit. If he had used an iota of common sense his kids and wife might still be alive. He should feel guilty the rest of his life.
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