Teen Murders Family Members One Week After Being Released From Jail


After being released from jail just one week earlier for a family assault an Alaska teen shot four family members, including two young children.

The teen, Malachi Maxon, is suspected of opening fire at his cousin, 18-year-old Cody Roehl. Minutes later authorities received a call saying there had been a suicide at the house and Cody was found wounded.

Maxon then fled the home, stole a vehicle and semiautomatic Glock, and headed to his aunt’s home where he broke into the residence. According to police reports, he shot his aunt and two cousins  7-year-old Ellison and 10-year-old Sienna.

First responders found the two deceased children and the aunt died at the hospital.

Two other children were also at the home at the time of the shooting one of which a just 6-years-old only referred to as “AB” whose life was spared because of defective bullets.

“The scene revealed spent cartridge casings outside the broken front window, and the number of bullets fired at each person appeared to be about the same, with the exception of Ellison,” according to reports. “In the bed where Ellison and AB were found, there were several more bullet defects than there were with the other bodies that indicated Maxon was likely trying to shoot AB, who was sleeping near the wall.”

He was later arrested when state troopers pulled over the stolen vehicle. Maxon tried to escape custody and attempted to take a trooper’s holster but was subdued.

Troopers found cuts and other wounds on the teen’s legs while he was being photographed following his arrest. These lacerations appeared to be from broken glass. In an audio recording from surveillance footage in the home sounds of shooting and glass breaking can be heard. Documents also allege that Maxon can be heard walking over the broken glass as he left the scene.

The teen faces four first-degree murder charges, one count of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree vehicle theft, third-degree assault, and first-degree attempted escape.

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