More details have emerged about a double homicide in Louisville's Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood.According to an arrest slip, a man and woman were killed on Sunday, and their son is charged with their murder.Police said in the early morning hours, Thomas Hatfield Jr., 49, drove to a family member's home and said, "I finally did it. I killed them. I tried to blow my brains out, but I can't die." They said he had a handgun on him when he said this. He later drove away to another family member's residence, and intentionally hit another vehicle.Police said some family told officers to go to a home on Margo Avenue where Hatfield lives with his parents. That's where police said they found the parents, Thomas Hatfield, 75, and Jeanine Hatfield, 72, dead.A neighbor who lives next door, Phoebe Rochelle, says she did not hear the gunshots that morning, but instead, woke up to the sound of blaring sirens when police arrived. It was not long before she was made aware of the news, and she says she flooded with emotions, surprise however, was not one of them."I would hear a lot of yelling from the son," said Rochelle. "He would pound on the door and demand to be let in. They (the parents) would call the police, they cart him off and then everything would be fine, for a week or two, and then it would start over again. He was a troubled guy.”According to police, Hatfield and his parents have a significant history of domestic violence.Porsah Jones also lives next door and says she too was not surprised to hear Hatfield Jr. was the No. 1 suspect. However, she says, her No. 1 emotion after learning what happened was disappointment because aside from the relationship he had with his parents, he was always kind to her."I liked all of them," said Jones. "Two days before the son had given me a ride to the store he was fine then, so I don’t know what happened.”Officers said Hatfield was taken into custody following his collision.There, they retrieved his handgun, which investigators said was the same caliber as the casings found at his home.He also had an injury police said appeared to be self-inflicted.He now remains in the Louisville Metro Corrections Department awaiting a court date.
More details have emerged about a double homicide in Louisville's Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood.
According to an arrest slip, a man and woman were killed on Sunday, and their son is charged with their murder.
Police said in the early morning hours, Thomas Hatfield Jr., 49, drove to a family member's home and said, "I finally did it. I killed them. I tried to blow my brains out, but I can't die." They said he had a handgun on him when he said this. He later drove away to another family member's residence, and intentionally hit another vehicle.
Police said some family told officers to go to a home on Margo Avenue where Hatfield lives with his parents. That's where police said they found the parents, Thomas Hatfield, 75, and Jeanine Hatfield, 72, dead.
A neighbor who lives next door, Phoebe Rochelle, says she did not hear the gunshots that morning, but instead, woke up to the sound of blaring sirens when police arrived. It was not long before she was made aware of the news, and she says she flooded with emotions, surprise however, was not one of them.
"I would hear a lot of yelling from the son," said Rochelle. "He would pound on the door and demand to be let in. They (the parents) would call the police, they cart him off and then everything would be fine, for a week or two, and then it would start over again. He was a troubled guy.”
According to police, Hatfield and his parents have a significant history of domestic violence.
Porsah Jones also lives next door and says she too was not surprised to hear Hatfield Jr. was the No. 1 suspect. However, she says, her No. 1 emotion after learning what happened was disappointment because aside from the relationship he had with his parents, he was always kind to her.
"I liked all of them," said Jones. "Two days before the son had given me a ride to the store he was fine then, so I don’t know what happened.”
Officers said Hatfield was taken into custody following his collision.
There, they retrieved his handgun, which investigators said was the same caliber as the casings found at his home.
He also had an injury police said appeared to be self-inflicted.
He now remains in the Louisville Metro Corrections Department awaiting a court date.
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