NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson has reacted publicly for the primary time because the tragic occasions of final month, the place his mother-in-law, Terry Lynn Janway, allegedly took the lives of her husband, Jack Janway, and their 11-year-old grandson, Dalton, in what authorities suspect to be a triple murder-suicide.
In an announcement posted on his social media profiles, Johnson expressed his household’s devastation and thanked everybody for his or her help throughout this extremely troublesome time.
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“Our household is devastated by the profound lack of [Terry] Lynn, Jack and Dalton Janway,” Johnson famous.
“Now we have been humbled by the outpouring of affection and help throughout this unthinkably unhappy time and stay grateful for your whole compassion.”
What occurred to Jimmie Johnson’s household?
The incident occurred on June 26 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, when a name was made to the police reporting an individual with a gun on the Janway residence, however the name was abruptly ended.
Bodycam footage revealed the grim scene as officers arrived on the house. A gunshot was heard from inside, which was later decided to be Terry Janway‘s self-inflicted wound.
Upon coming into the house, officers discovered the lifeless our bodies of Jack Janway within the hallway and Terry on a sofa with a gun close by. Dalton‘s physique was additionally found after a search.
Johnson married Chandra, the daughter of Terry and Jack Janway, in 2004, and so they have two daughters collectively.
Chandra‘s household had skilled one other tragic loss in 2014 when her youthful brother died in a skydiving accident in San Diego.
