Police in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, found three children fatally shot inside a home, as well as the body of their mother, who appeared to have killed herself. Ethal Syretha Steele, 40, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Her two daughters, ages 9 and 12, and her 14-year-old son were found fatally shot, police said. WXII’s Kara Peters reports from a neighborhood shocked by the discovery.
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Why, why, why do they always have to involve kids. These kids were young and didn’t deserve this. If you have struggles or problems get help don’t take it out on innocent kids. This is horrible 😢
Mass shootings and these events on the rise.
So where was the good guy with the gun that the Republicans talk about be?
You’ve invaded irak because they have a different way of life,I heard once a black marine saying this crap.
The higher interest rates and unemployment numbers, the higher the suicide rates will be. Thanks Biden
RIP
I wonder if this was the result of untreated postpartum depression.
Mental illness is real and people need help
Something was not right.
Black females think they are “Super Men” and when life gets hard they do things like this.
Tragic.
I am going to pray for these 3 children .And pray they are in God hand 🙏
HALANG ANG KALULUWA!!!
It will always be close. Don’t sleep.
Child protective services get to notch 3 more on their belts.
Are we just more aware of such episodes? Or have people been doing this for decades (before social media and 24/7 news)?
What city is this in North Carolina?
Winston Salem is a cool College Town.
We all need to reach out to each other, often and with love and sincerity. Make it easy for those in trouble to come to us for help.
Tragic Happenings. People please please please check in on mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts etc etc. Many are carrying burdens and some are close to the point of suicide. I do not know what exactly happened here, but there are times mothers/fathers take the lives of their children then themselves because they do not believe there will be anyone there to care for them (I almost went down that road in 2016 while in severe depression but praise be unto Jehovah He kept and is still keeping me we the times get dark). The pandemic has created and/or worsened the struggles, horrors of many individuals and sadly some are not as strong as us to continue to look forward to the light at the end of the tunnel. I pray the loved ones and school/church/community members left behind will find comfort and get closure and move to heal with each passing day 🙏🏾
Huh.. more gun violence… this time suicide after taking out her kids.
These parents are losing it, or there is something else to it
its capitalism 100%
I wonder if she was raising the children on her own. Being a single mother can be overwhelming and isolating. (Not excusing these terrible crimes)
But some will still try to say that America is a healthy country 👍 even with increasing occurrences of murder suicides involving child victims.
Keep it up America, you’re doing great.
OMG! Rest in Peace them 🙏🙏🙏
Another mass shooting America, here we go again.
Can’t say what I truly would want to say about that woman. So sad😢
Gun laws now?
Their lives matter.
Look at that Blonde wig 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
What she did was wrong but none knows what that mama was going through. Family was probably lying for the public. They probably didn’t help her as much as they could have since she killed herself and the children too. Family is the first to lie and act like they help a mama. Single or married.
Ebola community 😂😂😂
The real issue here is why the city thought it necessary to spend all that money on an expensive wrap forCSU van. I mean, really?
Oh you guys love your guns and mental cases un checked! This is what happens
No more welfare for her then .
Wait, what? Something looks weird? This is a dark black lady with bright blonde hair. Something to her looked weird? What could it be? A black person with black hair? Is that her hair? Extensions? A wig? Plastic or real? Nothing is weird about a person wearing a bright blonde plastic flower on their head. Nothing weird about that at all. On a black woman.
I have nothing against black women. I don’t like plastic. I like real black women. They are incredibly beautiful. Just the way they are. With skin hair and teeth and a beautiful smile. Okay so maybe, Will Smith doesn’t have the, haired department covered with his? Or hers? And is out of a job. Because he cared not to have his wife, embarrassed about something she’s going through. And so. Since they are both great actors and comedian. They need to be put on stage. On major television. In front of the world. Make them embrace and kiss and makeup in front of everybody. A nice long passionate kiss. Maybe a French kiss? But neither are French so that may not happen? We would all love that. That they Kiss and make up on network TV. And would be a good example, for all the children hero worshipers. That saw the smack. Of hand.
There are ways to fix this. It just takes a comedian and a good actor.
RemyRAD
And that is why every child MUST! be armed at all times.
More guns in every one is the only answer.
Team Merica! FK YEAH!
Mental illness caused by food,pharma,education,media,government.
Too much sugar,seed oils,grains,medication,vaccines
Lets look at the positives here.
Gun sales will increase.
Governments will make more from taxes from gun sales.
Condolences will be left on these forums.
Some one will bury their loved one.
In a day or 2 there will be another shooting
You will have forgotten about this one.
And the cycle will begin again.
NEXT!
I still don’t understand it, if you are tired of life, why take the kids with you? Give them a chance at life, people we are in spiritual warfare, Satan is attacking and killing our kids. Now remember, Satan doesn’t have the power to take life, he only influences an individual to do evil, “Yield not to temptation” (Romans 6:13) “Watch and Pray, that you enter not into temptations” (Matthew 26:41).
The kids would end up traumatized by seeing a parent killing themselves.
Looks like a nice neighborhood. Just goes to show it can happen anywhere. Sorry for the kids that never had a chance.
NO. I DO NOT THINK SHE DID THE RIGHT THING BY KILLING THE CHILDREN. MY GOD THAT IS SO WRONG. AND THE OPINIONS PEOPLE HAVE. JUST WOW. AWFUL N CRUEL. AND THAT ONE LADY WROTE SO SO MANY BIBLE VERSUS. TOO MANY. PLEASE LOVE THE CHILDREN. DONT DO THIS TO THEM. THEY DESERVE TO LIVE. THEY WERE BORN TO LIVE N NOT BE KILLED BY THEIR MOTHER. OR FATHER. RIP CHILDREN. IM SO SORRY. 😭😭💔
America is a killing field Babylon of wicked an evil.
Whatever desperation caused her to do this, was ignored by those who could help.
Maybe she was struggling and couldn’t find help
Either way..may all rest in peace
Im not her judge.❤
All i got are prayers and empathy.
There but for the Grace of God, go I
Praying for these innocent babies, please continue to reach out to fellow family ,friend and neighbors if you notice they may be struggling, It takes a Community to Raise a Child. Parents please seek help if having feelings of being overwhelmed. Thoughts and Prayers to the First Responders and the Community that they embrace one another.
Insecure woman doing insecure woman things.
That truly mess up! 😢😢😢😢😢😢
Sure there were plenty of signs of this lady not needing to have her children.
So incredibly sad
Horrific .. Rest in peace…..
Typical fatherless Democrat child murderer.
Off yourself but don’t force others in your misery!
Just an amazing country isn’t it? You think we really need guns?
🥦🟦jc! It has nothing to do with the neighborhood! Mental health is unaddressed and stigmatized in the good Ole U S of A
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🙏🙏🙏
😢😢😢
same day, same puzzle pat. Could tell as soon as race was left out…. thatll help
Post partum depression is real some people weren’t meant to have children.
That woman has beautiful blond hair it reminds me of my ex wife.
USA #1 !!!!!!!!!!
That lady’s blonde hair made my heart drop
Surprised they didn’t bring up mental health in this… the ladies only talked about how nice of a place they lived in and couldn’t belive that this could happen I. Their neighborhood.
Perhaps a random act of kindness would hae helped? So sad.
#banabortion THIS CAN BE STOPPED
That’s sick man
Omg they say she killed them bs the man or his amity members did a hit a hit just disgusting
Not surprising I mean look what’s on tv when you turn it on she probably saved them kids from seeing a lot they shouldn’t thanks to our f ed up gov
Single mother pressure…bla..bla..bla…no mother should ever do this no matter the hardship…just sad.
We’re is dad?
SMFH
Gone
Black women, get yourselves back in order! Seek the Most High and HIS Mercy ! Then and only then will these tragedies cease!
Where’s the father?
Gone m.i.a.
A world without Jesus is a world without Jesus.
This is ridiculous!!
Clearly, the neighborhood is safe. The people in that home were not.
Prayers to victims. These things seem to be happening in nice seemingly normal ne. In old days the slums had these problems. I guess either domestic abuse z, money problems, loss of job, other stress es but unfair to take out on children.
Sometimes kids turn into parents. If God willing kids grow up and as adults have their own kids. Parenting is hard.
My condolences for the family. We gotta lock up the ammo. Gotta get striker laws on the buying of ammo.
Dead people made her heart drop?
🙏🙏🙏 I pray with all of you
Ehh they only care about kids before they are born after that hand them a gun and good luck
How sad is this. Shooting children is the new American dream. It’s looking like at this point🇺🇲
Mental illness and guns don’t mix like booze and cars!
ℝ𝕀ℙ 𝕛𝕚𝕥𝕤😢😢🙏🏽💔.
Lord have Mercy Jesus❤❤❤ ❤and my sincere condolences to the family. There are no words😢
Black women made to think like white men has hit United States all time high!
And it also is funny since it’s a female black woman no one wants to attack the black one but if it was a black man he would be highly attacked
Horrible black female I must say and it’s a whole bunch more.
NEVER ENDING. JESUS. My GOD❤
God!
Another day, another shooting in the US.
Your “law abiding gun owner” at work here.
This is so tragic, this is what happens when all hope is lost. When the world becomes so hard to navigate that a parent exhausted by trying cannot see a way to go on, and cannot see any future for themselves or their children that is not filled with pain.
She was Just practicing her 2A!!! on Her 3 Kids!!!
God exist?
a girl i went to school with married her sweetheart, he fooled around she shot &killed the kids & has been rocking in a chair since 1973. hasnt said a word since
First of all, condolences to the family and friends in mourning. I pray it is well with their souls.
Secondly, I am a mom of 2 and married and sometimes I can tell you it gets rough. I pray to God though and I tell God please keep my mind in perfect peace, if I ever become a threat to my kids please take me out. I no longer strive to be the perfect mom. I get a therapist, recognize my difficulties and try to get help. I no longer try to be that person who seem to have it all together…….that’s a myth….. we all struggle in some way or the other. We need support, we need community and we need at least one good friend or therapist we can be honest with.
I don’t know what caused this but so many people are feeling hopeless these days
God bless those of us still alive and give us strength, resilience and breakthrough.
Justice
RIP💔
Please if you didn’t know Ethel don’t comment. Think if your family was in this situation. Would you want negative comments? The family is hurting enough. Let the detectives do their job and find the answers. Please let the family grieve without negativity.
Child killers are the worst most evil despicable slime
Get out of your tv cellphone mickey mouse fantasy land and into the real world
Leave the kids out of it!