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Althea McDaniels, 37, was shot and killed at her southwest Denver home on the evening of May 23, 2019, as her family was packing to move to Mississippi. The attack also killed her husband, 48-year-old Joseph McDaniels, and their 11-year-old daughter Christine; the couple’s 9-year-old son escaped and ran to a neighbor for help. Their maternal grandmother, who lived in the house, survived by jumping from a second-story window.

Authorities say the shooter was a family acquaintance, 59-year-old Bustaman Kartabrata, who had arrived at the home on South Golden Way and reportedly began shooting while in the house. Kartabrata was arrested by the Denver Police Department and charged with three counts of first-degree murder. No motive has been publicly released.

Althea was remembered as a loving mother and a hospitality professional. Does anyone have information about the family or that evening that could help fill in what happened?