Paul Michael Merhige, a man from Miami fled the scene after killing four of his relatives including a six years old girl child. It was a gathering on Thanksgiving Day on Thursday. Seventeen relatives were present at the thanksgiving party.
A manhunt is on its way in Florida for Paul Michael Merhige. He is 35 and according to police sources he carries arms and is dangerous.
The victims include Makayla Sitton 6, Raymonde Joseph 76, twins Clara and Lisa Merhige, both 33 and real sisters of Paul Michael Merhige. A fifth person who survived the shooting was Patrick McKnight and is currently under treatment in a hospital and his condition is yet unclear.
Unfortunately all the victims were women. The cause of the shooting is still not known according to police officials at Palm Beach, Jupiter. Police Sergeant Scott Pascarella commented that evidence of a quarrel before the shooting was not found.
Paul Michael Merhige does not have any criminal records and was cousin of six years old Makayla
Makayla’s father Mr. Sitton is a photojournalist at the television station, who resides in Jupiter. Jim Sitton’s grief over the death of her beloved daughter was unbearable and he said that God Almighty had bundled the little girl with huge sweetness and she was just his family’s life. Jim Sitton further said that he did not know how he would be able to recover from this loss. The sweet girl was in her bed when she was shot dead.
Paul Michael Merhige
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