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Arraignment postponed to Jan. 2022 for man accused of killing his 4 children, their grandma

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Online fundraisers have been established for victim Ericka England (pictured, upper inset) at https://gofund.me/b7691585 and for the mother who lost her four children at https://gofund.me/40c70ae8. [All images via gofundme]
LANCASTER  – A Lancaster man made his first court appearance Wednesday on charges that he murdered his four children — who were between 1 and 11 years old — and their 51-year-old grandmother.

Germarcus Lamar David was ordered held in lieu of $10 million bail while awaiting his arraignment, which was postponed to Jan. 12, 2022.

Germarcus David [Image via Facebook]
The 29-year-old is charged with five counts of murder and three counts of assault on a child causing death in connection with the shooting deaths, which were reported around 10:27 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, inside the family’s home on the 3500 block of Garnet Lane in Lancaster.

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office identified the dead as: 1-year-old Noah David, 2-year-old Kaden David, 7-year-old Germarcus David Jr., 11-year-old Namyiah David, and 51-year-old Ericka England (the children’s grandmother and the suspect’s mother-in-law).

Each of the victims was shot in the upper body, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Sheriff’s detectives have released little information on the circumstances surrounding the shooting. According to online media reports, England had been babysitting her grandchildren, and the children’s mother returned home Sunday night, found the bodies of her family, and called 911.

“No family should endure this type of tragedy, especially when the alleged perpetrator was responsible for their protection,” District Attorney George Gascon said in a statement. “Our office has reached out to the family to ensure they have all the services and support they need during this difficult time.”

The shooting remains under investigation, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call homicide detectives at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

Online fundraisers have been established for victim Ericka England at https://gofund.me/b7691585, and for Tyanna Brown, the mother who lost her children, at https://gofund.me/40c70ae8.

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21 comments for "Arraignment postponed to Jan. 2022 for man accused of killing his 4 children, their grandma"

  2. Its always the same handful of people commenting on these posts. It literally feels like its one person just answering himself on multiple accounts under different names to get people riled up lol.

    • Just curious: Why whine? Why read? Do you have thoughts? Jump right in. More the merrier.

  3. This man was a victim of not being rehabilitated, not given free money, not given a free house, more money should have been spent on him and it would have prevented this tragedy.

    • I hope making this comment made you feel better, because it did absolutely nothing but damage to your image.

        • So now the Democrats are responsible for a crazy person that killed his four children and his mother-in-law you’re you’re reaching on that one buddy the only deranged person in this world it’s Trump and his minions

    • Do you know his criminal history and background? What a horrible picture you drew! Does he deserve to burn in hell for what he did to his own family? YES! But without the facts…you just stereotyped a person based on your own personal beliefs… SAD. Just stop & pray for this family.

    • Best to get a conviction before moving to the penalty phase, and since the guy hasn’t even been arraigned yet that’s a ways down the road. However, the multiple murder threshold is three and the child victims will easily meet the “especially heinous” specification. This is certainly a qualifying crime on either of those standards.