On December 28, 2018, 61-year-old Jane Mary Moeckel was killed during a shooting at a home on Whetstone Drive in Saint Charles, Missouri. Jane was staying with her daughter and two young grandchildren while recovering from hip surgery. Police were called just before midnight after reports of gunshots and found three generations of the family had been targeted.

Investigators say the attacker was Richard Darren Emery, the live-in boyfriend of Jane’s daughter. Emery allegedly shot Jane’s 39-year-old daughter, Kate Kasten, upstairs, then forced his way into a downstairs bedroom where Jane had tried to barricade herself with 10-year-old Jonathan Kasten and 8-year-old Zoe Kasten. Jane and both children were pronounced dead at the scene; the daughter was taken to a hospital and later died.

After leaving the house, Emery reportedly fired at police during a traffic stop, then tried to carjack a woman and stabbed her when she refused; she survived. A manhunt ended when officers found Emery wounded in a convenience store restroom and took him into custody. If anyone knew Jane or the family, or has information about that night, please share what you know.