Seattle
  • Current Conditions
    52°
    Cloudy
  • 4:00pm
    50°
  • 7:00pm
    48°
Full Forecast »
Severe Weather Alert
Affected Counties
E-Mail News Alerts
Get breaking news and daily headlines.
Browse all e-mail newsletters

Embeddable News Widgets

Local news, local sports or weird news. Put KIRO's headlines on your Web site with a simple copy and paste. More Details

Man Sets 3 Children, Ex-Girlfriend On Fire

POSTED: 5:28 am PDT July 14, 2004
UPDATED: 12:56 pm PDT July 14, 2004

A car crashed in flames after the gun-wielding driver doused his estranged girlfriend and three small children with gasoline and set them on fire early Wednesday, authorities said. All five people died.

Video

Antigone Allen, 18, who recently filed an assault complaint against the man, survived for about nine hours at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following the crash at an intersection near Bonney Lake, a small town east of Tacoma, Pierce County sheriff's Detective Ed Troyer said. She managed to tell investigators what happened before she died.

Video

"She was very brave and talked to detectives this morning," Troyer said.

Around 1 a.m., a resident reported hearing a crash and seeing two adults completely on fire as they stumbled across the road at 256th Ave. East and the Sumner-Buckley Highway.

Allen told police the man pulled the gun after he and the others got into the car, then doused them with gasoline and flicked a lighter to set them on fire as he drove, Troyer said.

At some point during the ordeal, the 24-year-old man fired a few shots at the woman, said Troyer, who didn't know whether the bullets hit her.

Video

Police found the bodies of a 6-month-old boy, a 11/2-year-old boy and a 21/2-year-old girl in the charred, overturned car. They were each the children of the man and Allen, who had a troubled relationship in the South Hill area of Puyallup.

The woman's relatives indicated there had been "some unreported domestic violence" before she filed the assault complaint, and a deputy was assigned about two days ago when she failed to follow through, he said.

"They were in the process of getting back together or breaking up, off and on," he said.

News Images & Video

kirotv.com Video

An employee of a Tracy, Calif., gym shares his experience after a nearly naked teenage boy shows at his work with a shackle padlocked around his ankle. More Details


Police Release 'Toys R Us' Shooting 911 Call
CNN Image
Police in Palm Desert, Calif., release the 911 call from a double-shooting Friday in a local "Toys R' Us" store. More Details



Shop At The Online Mall

Sponsor Links

Links We Like
Sponsored Content
Herpes simplex is more common than you’d think. Learn to recognize the 5 types. More Details

In the workplace it’s the little things that get you noticed and help you stand out above the rest. Do these things and increase your chances for a promotion. More Details

Looking for a new car? Find your ride with the Model Showcase featuring all the new cars from top manufacturers. More Details

If you’re worried about STD’s it’s important that you know the telltale signs. Check out the 8 signs that you may have an STD. More Details

Don’t be left out. Make the switch to Digital TV.

Cheerleaders Of The NFL

Check out slideshows from the NFL cheerleading squads! More Details


Credit Center

3 People Who Check Your Credit - Landlords, Employers & Insurers. Be the 4th.See Your Credit Score & Report Now for $0.
Experian

Back To Top