A domestic dispute in a Haubstadt, Indiana home ended in multiple deaths on the evening of May 29, 2025. Fernando Tapia Ramirez Sr., 39, his mother Alma Waite, 61, and his grandmother Gloria Garcia Tapia, 81, were shot and killed inside a residence on South Scottsdale Drive. A fourth family member, Juan Tapia Ramirez Jr., was shot and critically injured but survived.

The shootings followed ongoing disagreements between 77-year-old Patrick Waite and his wife Alma, including arguments about a possible divorce, the ownership of the home Waite had lived in for 27 years, and care for Gloria. After an argument in which Alma reportedly said Waite needed to leave and objected to him having a gun in the house, Waite allegedly shot Alma in the kitchen and then shot Fernando, Gloria and Juan in the den. Waite called 911, told dispatchers he had shot four people, waited outside the garage with his hands up, and reportedly confessed to deputies, directing them to a .45 caliber Smith and Wesson found on a lawnmower in the garage. A juvenile witness hid upstairs and was unharmed.

Authorities charged Patrick Waite with three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder; he pleaded not guilty at his initial appearance and is being held without bond. Does anyone have information about the family or that neighborhood that could help investigators or shed light on what led to this violence?