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Four siblings and their mothers were shot dead in their Wisconsin apartment after their stepfather set it on fire and then turned the gun on himself.
Jessica McKisick, 33, and her daughters Sofina and Natalie Kleemeir, 12 and 14, and two unidentified three-year-old boys were shot and killed by Connor McKisick, with whom they lived.
Connor — the boys’ father and the girls’ stepfather — had a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Hartland Police Chief Torin Misko said.
Their bodies were discovered early Friday after firefighters were called to their blazing apartment on Mansfield Court in Hartland around 5.15am. The other tenants in the four-part building got out safely.
Misko said Monday night that all the victims had one gunshot wound each. He also said there was evidence of a flammable liquid in the apartment where multiple weapons were found.
Jessica McKisick, 33, was fatally shot Friday morning by her husband Connor McKisick in Hartland, Wisconsin.
Her daughters Natalie (pictured with a relative), 14, and Sofina, 12, were also shot dead by Connor
Sofina (pictured), Natalie, their mother and two half-brothers, both three, were all in the house when Connor set it on fire. Connor would also turn the gun himself
“This is a tragic incident for the family of the deceased, for our first responders and for the Hartland community,” Misko said.
According to CBS 58, at least 15 fire brigades and nine police forces came to the scene on Friday for the fire.
Photos from the event show a blackened roof with smoke stains and side panels that have completely burned out, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the building.
The apartment door was charred black and bricks were seen crumbling from the side.
Apartment dweller and single mother, Ardita Gashi, says her son Ariel, 13, heard an explosion “in the hall” and immediately ran to wake up his sisters Adela (15) and Amina (8).
Photos from the event show a blackened roof with smoke stains and side panels that have completely burned out, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the building
The apartment door was blackened and stones could be seen crumbling from the side
He chased them out of the apartment through their back door and led them past the parking lot to safety where he called his mother, [who was at work],” a family friend revealed on GoFundMe.
“Everything they had was destroyed by fire and smoke,” wrote friend Fjolla Mustafa.
Natalie’s school Arrowhead High School remembered the teen, saying in one: pronunciation that she was a “caring person” who “always had a kind-hearted personality to everyone.”
Natalie and Sofina’s relative, Samantha Maass, started a GoFundMe to help cover the girls’ funeral. She wrote: “While my cousin Kyle mourns the loss of his children, I want to help raise money for the girl’s funeral. Everything helps, no matter how small or large your donation is.’ Kyle Kleemeir is the biological father of Natalie and Sofina.
Jessica’s niece Mel Blakeway also started a GoFundMe for the late mother, who writes, “We are deeply saddened by what has happened to our family, the loss of Jessica, our nieces and nephews so suddenly.”
“I’m in complete shock because we just said goodbye to our grandmother a few months ago and now we have to say goodbye to them,” Mel continued on Facebook.
Natalie’s friends also have a GoFundMe. Gabrielle Slowinski called her late friend “always nice, funny and smart.”
“She was a freshman in high school and she had a bright future ahead of her. She spoke fondly of her family and loved them so much. She used to send me pictures/videos of her siblings to show me how cute they were.”
The mother (pictured) and her children and husband were all found with a single gunshot wound, according to police
Natalie’s school remembered the teen, saying in a statement she was a “caring person” who “always had a kind-hearted personality for everyone” (Photo: The girls when they were young)
The girls (pictured) live with Connor and their mother and half-brothers
A former classmate of Jessica’s Cayla Anderson also shared her “heartbreak” on Facebook, writing: “She and I have been going to St. Paul’s together since we were little until 8th grade…I’m so sad that you and your beautiful babies are gone.” are no more, but I know you are all in heaven together. Rest in peace.’
A vigil was held for the family Friday in Nixon Park, where about 20 people gathered to remember them. Friends of the two girls would be in attendance.
The other families in the Mansfield Court apartment building are, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentineland village administrators collect gift cards for food and clothing to help them.
The three units include a single mother and her three children, who have lived in the apartment for 13 years; a family of four and a couple.