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Teenage sisters, 16 and 17, slaughtered by dad who then turned gun on himself after they visited him in Texas
TWO teenage sisters, aged 16 and 17, have been slaughtered by their own dad who then turned the gun on himself while the pair visited him in Texas.
The grim discovery was made by officers Monday night after concerned neighbors said they heard gunshots coming from the home.
Police found sisters Natasha and Alexa dead from gunshot wounds inside the home off Town East Boulevard in Mesquite.Their 63-year-old father Raymond Haydel was found lying on the floor inside the home, with a gunshot wound to his head.
Haydel and the girls’ mother, Michelle Chapman, 42, were no longer together, police said.
The girls, who lived permanently with Chapman in Forney, had been visiting their father in Mesquite when the fatal incident occurred.
Mesquite Police Lt. Stephen Briggs explained: “We made entry into the home and found a 63-year-old male deceased from a gunshot wound.
“Officers continue searching the residence and located a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old female. Both with apparent gunshot wounds and both deceased.”
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Neighbors Darion and Lindsay Daily said they watched throughout the night as police investigators processed the crime scene.
“It was blocked off, and they had it taped all off so we really couldn’t see nothing,” Darion told News.
“It was shocking to hear what transpired,” Lindsay added.
Darion talked to one of the responding officers who made the discovery, saying: “He was like, ‘I’m the one that had to kick the door in and see that.’ And it was too late".
Wes Hardin, the father of one of the girls’ boyfriends, told he was shocked to find out the news.
He said: "We know what we need to know and sometimes things happen that you don’t want to put a reason on.
"Of course we are angry but we know the girls would want us to celebrate their life… the outpouring of support from the kids is amazing."
Natasha had just graduated from Forney High School on June 1 while her younger sister Alexa was a sophomore.
A friend posted a picture of the sisters, who were in the high school band, on graduation day.
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Tributes to the girls have flooded social media, as their classmates remember them both as "bright, beautiful and talented".
Riley Warren, the percussion director at Forney High School, said: "Please keep the mother of these girls in your prayers as the Forney community heals from the tragic loss of two incredibly bright and talented young people. I’m at a loss for words…"
Friend Gwen Keem commented on a GoFundMe page: "Natasha is and always will be my best friend. She was loved by me and my whole family. I was with her the morning before and I'm forever heartbroken."
Detectives are still trying to determine a motive.
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