FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA21) – Neighbors are grieving following the killing of four children, three of them were children.
Karen Whittaker was visiting her daughter who lives just down the street from the home where the killings happened.
“You hear this happen in other states and in different area, but this is really close to home,” Whittaker said. “I didn’t see anything, just heard crying, loud sobbing and heard a woman say ‘They’re all gone.'”
Whittaker said even though she didn’t know the victims, it doesn’t make loosing four neighbors any easier.
“I picked her up and held her until she was okay,” Whittaker said.
Another person who lived in the area didn’t want to be identified, but told ABC21 that violence like this never happens in his neighborhood.
“I was at home and I heard police sirens and police sirens are not common around here,” the neighbor said.
As police try to find out what led up to these killings, neighbors say it’s time to come together to support a grieving family.
“It’s heartbreaking right now and you probably can’t see past the hurt, but right now you have to come together as a family and lean on each other,” the neighbor said.
The neighbors said they hope to honor the victims. ABC 21 is working to find out when some kind of vigil or memorial will take place.
