Incident
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9-17-2015 South Dakota Geddes 5-1
Location
September 17, 2015
Geddes, South Dakota
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Nicole Westerhuis
- Age: 41
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Kailey Westerhuis
- Age: 9
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Jaeci Westerhuis
- Age: 10
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Connor Westerhuis
- Age: 16
- Age Group: Teen 12-17
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Michael Westerhuis
- Age: 14
- Age Group: Teen 12-17
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Family
- Name: Scott Westerhuis
- Age: 41
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Suicide^
- Murder/Suicide
- Mass Murder (4+ deceased victims excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator , one location)
- Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
Notes
Family believed killed by a house fire were found with gunshot wounds in apparent murder/suicide.
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Shotgun
Sources
District
Congressional District: 1State Senate District: 21
State House District: 21