Daughter Arrested In Washington Slayings

Police: 6 Family Members Shot To Death On Christmas Eve; Daughter's Boyfriend Also Arrested

(CBS/AP)  A postal worker worried about an absent colleague came across a horrific scene: six people, likely three generations of the same family, shot to death on their rural property.

Within hours, the family's tragedy deepened when police arrested the property owners' daughter and her boyfriend, according to a law enforcement official.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the names, said the pair were Michele Anderson and Joseph McEnroe, both 29.

King County sheriff's Sgt. John Urquhart said the suspects went to the crime scene after investigators had arrived, were questioned and then arrested. No motive had been determined and investigators had not found a weapon.

The sheriff's office did not release the names of the suspects or the victims, but the owners of the property are Wayne Anderson, 60, and Judy Anderson, 61, according to public records. Multiple media reports said the couple, along with their son, Scott; his wife, Erica; and their two children, Olivia and Nathan, were the victims.

Urquhart would only say the victims were a boy about age 3, a girl about age 6, a man and woman in their 30s and a man and woman in their 50s, and that they were "likely three generations" of one family.

Autopsies have not been performed on the bodies, but the cause of death was apparently gunshots, Urquhart said. They were likely killed late afternoon or early evening on Christmas Eve, he said. Police told CBS affiliate KIRO-TV that the bodies suffered traumatic injuries.

Ben Anderson, who said he was the grandson of Wayne and Judy Anderson, told reporters outside his grandparents' property late Wednesday that money could have been a factor in the deaths.

"She felt she wasn't loved enough and everyone didn't appreciate her and she was pushed out of everyone's life," he said, referring to Michele Anderson.

A message left Wednesday night at a telephone listing for a Michele Anderson in the Carnation area was not immediately returned.

Authorities are trying to determine why deputies didn't further investigate a 911 hang-up call on Christmas Eve that came from the house. The call ended after about 10 seconds, and the operator reported hearing "a lot of yelling in the background ... sounded more like party noise than angry heated arguing."

Operators twice called back, but both calls went into voice mail. About 30 minutes later, two deputies arrived at the property, but found a locked gate and did not go onto the property. The dispatchers log reported the deputies saying, "gate is locked, unable to gain access."

"They didn't go past it," Urquhart said. "I don't know why yet. That's one of the things we're looking into."

Urquhart said the bodies were found by a co-worker of one of the victims who had come to the house because one of the victims did not report to work with the U.S. Postal Service.

The bodies were found on a rural property at the end of a long dirt road. The property is near this town about 25 miles east of Seattle.

Mark Bennett, a family friend, said the Andersons lived in a house there, and their daughter Michele lived on her parents' property in a mobile home with a male companion.

[azcagirl]

I could sit here and waste my time trying to argue more but I think gunownerdan and deemsnyd pretty much have it handled. I thought this was a comment page for adults and then you get people like Usbrit who has to start the name calling because they don''t agree with something someone else has to say. I was the last person to make a comment about "guns don''t kill people...." So I guess you are calling me an idiot. Grow up. It helps prove your point on an adult topic when you start acting like a child.

[meinnv]

By the way I am a she, and I am saying legal gun ownership but not for assault weapons, that is just common sense.

A rifle, handgun or shotgun is not an assault weapon.

Only the military and designated law officials should have access to and permits for assault weapons.

Cracking down on the laws concerning gun ownership is not the answer...never has been. Responsible gun owners rarely get into trouble or cause massacare type shootings.

Felons for the most part are already prohibited from LEGALLY obtaining guns, as well as the mentally disturbed. Children under 18-21 (depending on your state) are also prohibited from LEGALLY obtaining firearms.

Therein lies the answer--PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY!!!
Who next do we prohibit? That is what I would like to know.

Personal accountability is the answer as well as tougher penalties for gun related crimes. Hold the people using the gun to commit the crime accountable for their actions.

[Krazcarl]

Dogs have more class than this killing your own family why didn''t the dirtbags turn the guns on themselves when they were done maybe queers and think prison will be fun?

[michellem99-2009]

Somebody had a BB gun he was taught perper use of. .Years ago kids got them for gifts. I WAS SHOT IN THE LEG WITH A BB GUN AND IT STUNG AND HURT. A kid horsing arouhd with it. I was 14. I am Maine born. I am not down on them that hunt to put food on the table. I SEE NO REASON TO OWN COMBAT STYLE GUNS AS THEY AS FOR PEOPLE KILLING. Not everyone should have guns. They must crack down harder and stronger.

[dentalhijean]

Tualatin police say Marine ''s gun unintentionally discharges, kills wife========================================
Tualatin Police announced Tuesday that Kim Osbrink, a decorated Marine''s wife, died Sunday night in her Tualatin home after her husband''s gun unintentionally discharged while he was practicing drawing it from his holster.

Officers arrived at the home of Kim and Ryan Osbrink at 10:30 p.m. to find the husband trying to revive his wife, according to Capt. Jeff Groth of the Tualatin Police Department. Medics then rushed her to OHSU, where she later died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said.

Ryan Osbrink was practicing drawing his pistol when it discharged as his wife entered the room, striking her in the abdomen area, police said. He''d recently signed an employment offer with the Clark County Sheriff''s Office and his first day of employment was to be December 19. Osbrink''s hiring is delayed now, pending the outcome of a of the investigation.

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The article blames the gun-apparently the NRA has absolved the gun owner.

[meinnv]

By the way, the only gun in my household when I was growing up was a BB gun that looked like a 45 automatic.

I was taught at a young age (7) the proper storage and use. I didn''t see it as a toy, never felt compelled to play with it, explore it or take it to school.

It was fired twice after it was bought. Both times at a gun range, and once by myself when I was 14.

About 10 years ago it broke, and has been sitting in a locked storage unit since then.

[meinnv]

We need stricter gun laws, while maintaining our rights to CHOOSE to own a gun or not.

In most shootings the weapons were not registered to the shooter. I have not heard of many instances where a legally registered & legally SANE gun owner committed a crime. I have not heard of a gun automatically firing on it''s own, killing people. In most cases DISTURBED individuals use a method that they themselves chose (easily accessible or not) to do the harm they envisioned.

Disturbed individuals want to make a statement. That is not the gun''s fault. That is called "personal accountability" or PA. PA is declining as we choose to blame everything & everyone else for the violence that is happening. We forget to hold the person who "envisioned" or "planned" the attack truly accountable.

Just because I want the coice to choose to own a gun, that doesn''t mean I have a need or desire to commit suicide or harm anyone else. If I am left alone, I will leave others alone. Should a criminal come into my home with a gun, I do want the choice of owning a handgun for defense. YOU CAN NOT REASON WITH AN UNREASONABLE PERSON. That much is CERTAIN, TRIED, TRUE, and PROVEN. However you want to put it, that is what it is.

The answer? Tougher sentences on gun crimes, especially if the gun is not the legal/registered property of the shooter.

[usbrit-2009]

Maybe, but it still sounds like the homeowner is too vulnerable. You know, like I don''''t want to be the test family to start turning the bad guys thinking around.


Posted by deemsnyd

Surely understood deemsnyd.
I''ve gotta go - bedtime approacheth. I''d love to keep this going - I''ll be up and living at ~ 8.00 EST let me know on this story

Night all

[deemsnyd]

I have to go put the kids to bed.:)

[deemsnyd]

Maybe, but it still sounds like the homeowner is too vulnerable. You know, like I don''t want to be the test family to start turning the bad guys thinking around.