A Florida man opened fire on his family after Thanksgiving dinner Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009, killing his pregnant sister, 6-year-old cousin Makayla Sitton and two other relatives before speeding off and initiating a statewide manhunt, police said Friday. This undated photo provided by Jim Sitton via WPTV shows his daughter Makayla.
Police said 17 family members were in the house when the shootings were reported around 10 p.m. on Thursday in Jupiter, Fla., a small, well-off beach town about 90 miles north of Miami that is best known as a home to celebrities including Michael Jordan and Burt Reynolds. Police are looking for Paul Michael Merhige, 35, a cousin of Makayla Sitton, the 6-year-old victim seen here. Police say Merhige has no criminal record.
This undated photo provided by Jim Sitton to CBS News shows him with his 6-year-old daughter Makayla, one of the four people who were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering on Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009, in Jupiter, Fla. A manhunt is under way across South Florida for Paul Michael Merhige, 35, a relative suspected in the slayings.
This undated photo provided by Jim Sitton to CBS News shows his 6-year-old daughter Makayla, one of the four people who were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering on Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009, in Jupiter, Fla. A manhunt is under way across South Florida for Paul Michael Merhige, 35, a relative suspected in the slayings.
The body of one of the victims killed in a shooting Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009, is placed in a van at the scene of the incident on Nov. 27 in Jupiter, Fla. Police were searching Friday for a man suspected in the Thanksgiving shooting deaths of his twin sisters, aunt and a 6-year-old cousin during a family celebration.
This undated drivers license photo provided Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 by the Jupiter, Fla. Police shows Paul Michael Merhige. Police were searching Friday for Merhige, who is suspected in the Thanksgiving shooting deaths of his twin sisters, aunt and a 6-year-old cousin during a family celebration.
A home that was the scene of a multiple homicide, background, is surrounded with police tape Friday Nov. 27, 2009 in Jupiter, Fla. Police were searching Friday for a man suspected in the Thanksgiving shooting deaths of his twin sisters, aunt and a 6-year-old cousin during a family celebration.
The others killed were the suspect's twin sisters, Lisa Knight, seen at left, and Carla Merhige, 33, right, and an aunt, Raymonde Joseph, 76, according to officials. Jupiter Police say they are looking for suspect Paul Michael Merhige. The 35-year-old is a cousin of the 6-year-old victim, Makayla Sitton, and has no criminal record, police said.
One of the sisters, Lisa Knight, was pregnant, said Jupiter Police spokeswoman Sally Collins-Ortiz. She did not say how far along the woman was in her pregnancy. Police are searching for a man suspected in the Thanksgiving shooting deaths of his twin sisters, Knight and Carla Merhige, aunt Raymonde Joseph and 6-year-old cousin Makayla Sitton during a family celebration.
This undated photo provided by Jim Sitton to CBS News shows him holding his daughter Makayla when she was a baby. Makayla is one of the four people who were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009, in Jupiter, Fla.
This undated photo provided by Jim Sitton to CBS News shows his wife, Muriel Sitton, holding their daughter Makayla when she was a baby. Makayla is one of the four people who were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009, in Jupiter, Fla.
This undated photo provided by Jim Sitton to CBS News shows his daughter Makayla when she was a baby. Makayla was one of the four people who were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009, in Jupiter, Fla. A manhunt is under way across South Florida for Paul Michael Merhige, 35, a relative suspected in the slayings.
Jupiter Police Sgt. Scott Pascarella stands in front of a home that was the scene of a multiple homicide, background, as he speaks to the media about the shooting deaths Friday Nov. 27, 2009, in Jupiter, Fla. Police were searching Friday for a man suspected in the Thanksgiving shooting deaths of his twin sisters, aunt and a 6-year-old cousin during a family celebration.
One of the sisters, Lisa Knight, 33, was pregnant, said Jupiter Police spokeswoman Sally Collins-Ortiz. She did not say how far along the woman was in her pregnancy. Police are searching for a man suspected in the Thanksgiving shooting deaths of his twin sisters, Knight and Carla Merhige, aunt Raymonde Joseph and 6-year-old cousin Makayla Sitton during a family celebration.
This undated photo provided by Jim Sitton to CBS News shows him and his wife, Muriel Sitton, with 6-year-old daughter Makayla, one of the four people who were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009, in Jupiter, Fla. A manhunt is under way across South Florida for Paul Michael Merhige, 35, a relative suspected in the slayings.
One of the suspected shooters sisters, Lisa Knight, was pregnant, said Jupiter Police spokeswoman Sally Collins-Ortiz. She did not say how far along the woman was in her pregnancy. She was one of the four people who were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009, in Jupiter, Fla. A manhunt is under way for her brother, Paul Michael Merhige, 35, who is suspected in the slayings.
The other victims were the suspected shooters twin sisters, Carla Merhige and Lisa Knight. Carla Merhige, seen here, was a real estate agent in Miami. "She was a wonderful agent," said Joanna Sherman, a manager at Coldwell Banker Residential real estate. "She was very active in the community and in charities. She was just a genuine, beautiful individual. She always had a smile for everybody."
No arrests have been made in the case of the four people who were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009 in Jupiter, Fla. Paul Michael Merhige is accused of killing his pregnant sister and her twin sister, as well as his 6-year-old cousin Makayla Sitton, and 79-year-old aunt. This undated photo provided by Jim Sitton via WPTV shows his daughter Makayla.