On November 28, 2021, seven-year-old GerMarcus Lamar David Jr. was among five family members killed in their Lancaster home while the children’s grandmother, Ericka England, was babysitting. The victims named in the case are 11-year-old Namiyah, seven-year-old GerMarcus Jr., two-year-old Kayden, 19-month-old Noah, and 51-year-old Ericka England. The children’s mother discovered the bodies and contacted authorities.

GerMarcus Lamar David Sr., the children’s father, turned himself in to Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies minutes after the mother returned and was arrested. He was charged with five counts of first-degree murder and three counts of assault on a child causing death. Prosecutors said each victim had been shot multiple times and that the killings were deliberate and intended to cause pain to the children’s mother.

At trial the jury convicted David Sr. of the charged counts and found true a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. On April 24, 2024, the judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Does anyone have information about GerMarcus Jr. or the family that could shed light on the events leading up to that night?