Ericka England, 51, was found shot to death at a residence on Garnet Lane in Lancaster, California, on November 28, 2021. She and four grandchildren were discovered with gunshot wounds to the upper body; the children were identified as 11-year-old Namyiah David, 7-year-old Germarcus David Jr., 2-year-old Kaden David, and 1-year-old Noah David.

Authorities identified 29-year-old Germarcus Lamar David, the father of the children and England’s son-in-law, as the suspect. He walked into the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station and was arrested on suspicion of murder, later charged with five counts of murder and three counts of assault on a child causing death. He was held on $2 million bail and faced first-degree murder and related allegations. The motive has not been disclosed.

England had worked as a correctional officer for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since 1997. Does anyone have information about the family, the victims’ routines, or the neighborhood on Garnet Lane that could help fill gaps in this case?