Muskogee, Okla., police tell Johnson’s mother-in-law Terry Janway was found dead in her home along with her husband Jack and their grandson Dalton
Police believe NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson’s mother-in-law Terry Janway shot and killed her husband Jack Janway and their grandson Dalton late Monday night at the family’s Oklahoma home, confirms.
Terry, 68, was found dead inside the residence along with her husband Jack, 69, and their 11-year-old grandson Dalton, police tell .
Terry and Jack are the parents of Johnson’s wife, Chandra.
“Please tell me this isn’t really happening please god someone,” Marianne Janway, Johnson’s sister-in-law, posted on Facebook around midnight on Monday.
Muskogee police officer Lynn Hamlin tells the department received a 911 from a woman they believe to have been Terry, “who stated that there was a disturbance and someone had a gun and then hung up” the phone.
When officers arrived shortly after 9 p.m., they found an individual laying dead in a hallway of the home and then heard another gunshot go off inside the house.
The department says its officer then found two more bodies in another location in the house. TMZ first reported the news Monday.
Their deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide and police say Johnson’s mother-in-law, Terry Janway, is believed to be the primary suspect.
“Additional information will be released if it becomes available,” the department said.
Muskogee Public Schools released a statement Monday saying, “Muskogee Public Schools mourns the loss of Dalton Janway who died Monday night. Dalton was a fifth grade student at Sadler Arts Academy who was cherished by his teachers and fellow classmates. Our heart goes out to the entire Rougher community who knew him as a friend and classmate.”
The district said counselors would be available for students, families, and employees.