Every year, nearly 3000 children and teens die from gunfire, and nearly 14,000 are injured.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

2-year old boy shot and killed and mother injured by father, who killed himself

In Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Hollie Jo Ayers brought her 2-year old son to the residence of the boy's father, Kenneth Robert Ayers, 52, for a custody exchange when the two got into a fight.  

The father then pulled out a gun and shot his ex-wife multiple times, then shot and killed the boy, before shooting the woman once more in the face and shooting at his own mother, missing.  He then drove to a rural area with the boy's body and then shot and killed himself.

Kenneth Ayers had previously had a restraining order against him for domestic violence against his wife, yet was still able to be armed.

Police said the incident occurred around 8:45 a.m. when Hollie Jo Ayers brought the 2-year-old to a residence on Manor Hill Road in Barree Township, Huntingdon County. 
A physical altercation occurred between Kenneth Ayers and Hollie Jo Ayers outside the home. During the fight, Kenneth Ayers shot Hollie Jo Ayers, police said, in the right arm and in both legs before he shot and killed his son. 
Police said Kenneth Ayers then placed the child’s body in the back of his vehicle. 
When Hollie Jo Ayers attempted to retrieve the child’s body, Kenneth Ayers then shot her in the face, according to police. He then shot at his mother, Mary Ayers, missing her. 
State College police said they were alerted to be available for assistance when Ayers then fled to Stormstown. 
State police said Ayers was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a wooded area adjacent to state Route 550 in Warriors Mark Township. 
State College police Lt. Mark Argiro said police had arrested Ayers in 2010 for violating an order of protection against his wife after a domestic incident. 
Police said Hollie Jo Ayers was transported to a hospital for treatment Saturday. 
Neither Altoona Regional nor Mount Nittany Medical Center had her listed as a patient.

Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2013/03/24/3551549/man-in-huntingdon-county-shooting.html#storylink=cpy


State College police Lt. Mark Argiro said police had arrested Ayers in 2010 for violating an order of protection against his wife after a domestic incident.
Police said Hollie Jo Ayers was transported to a hospital for treatment Saturday. Neither Altoona Regional nor Mount Nittany Medical Center had her listed as a patient.

Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2013/03/24/3551549/man-in-huntingdon-county-shooting.html#storylink=cpy
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