Nathan Bellar, 13, ran through the garage to escape being killed by his father, Troy Ryan Bellar. Bellar murdered his wife, two children, and then killed himself on his front lawn. Read more on t his tragic story below.
Police have not discovered a suicide note or motive for the killings. But investigators said Troy Ryan Bellar, 34, shot and killed his wife, Wendy Bellar, 31, and their 5-month-old and 8-year-old son before killing himself outside their home in Lakeland, Florida.
Teen son, Nathan Bellar, was chased through the garage by his father, evading gunshots, and made it safely to a neighbor’s house. The boy was being placed with family members.
“I heard Wendy screaming and the baby crying,” said Doug Lane, who lives next door. He described hearing a barrage of gunfire erupt from his neighbor’s home.
Wendy Bellar sounded as if she was in “horror, terror,” he said.
“I knew it was a powerful gun,” Lane said. “I knew it was gunfire.”
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