Returning to the horrific murder-suicide of Don Spirit’s family

The 911 call came in around 4:00 pm on September 18, 2014, to dispatchers in Gilchrist County, Florida. On the tape, the 911 operator could hear a man admitting to killing his adult daughter and six grandchildren, adding that he planned to kill himself once authorities arrived on the scene.

“Yes ma’am, I just shot my daughter. And he shot all my grandchildren. And I will stand my ground. And when you get here, I’m going to shoot myself,” the man, who identified himself as Don Spirit, told the dispatcher, according to the 911 call transcript cited by WJXT.

After being asked when the shooting happened, Spirit said, “I don’t want to hear that, ma’am. I’m done with every f—— thing. Just bring mother—– here. That’s all. You have all the children dead in the house,” according to the transcript.

Once law enforcement arrived at the scene in Bell, Fla., a small town about 40 miles west of Gainesville, they spoke briefly with Sprit, 51, who later died after suffering a gunshot wound self-inflicted, according to a press release shared by the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office at the time.

The victims, who all suffered gunshot wounds, have been identified as Spirit’s daughter, Sarah Spirit, 28, and her six children, Kaleb Kuhlmann, 11, Kylie Kuhlmann, 9, Johnathon Kuhlmann, 8 , Destiny Stewart, 5, Brandon Stewart, 4. , and Alanna Stewart, who was born in June of that year, according to the sheriff’s office.

“All of the children’s bodies were located at various locations inside the residence, while the bodies of the two adults were found outside the residence at separate locations on the property,” the sheriff’s office said.

At the time, investigators said they could not determine a motive for the murder-suicide, saying in a statement that this “tragic and devastating event can never be fully explained.”

However, Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz noted at a press conference at the time that Spirit had a criminal record and that authorities had been called to the family’s home in the past, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Today reported.

According to court filings obtained by The New York TimesSpirit was sentenced to three years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm after he accidentally shot and killed his youngest son, Kyle, during a hunting trip in 2001. Records also show that Spirit had been convicted previously for drug possession, assault and “depriving a child of food and shelter,” the Times reported.

As a convicted felon, Spirit was prohibited from possessing a firearm in Florida.

Conformable First Coast Newsa case report shared by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement stated that Spirit may have been under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident, with his ex-wife claiming to investigators that she believed he had mental health issues.

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Years before her murder, Sarah called the police on her father, alleging he had physically assaulted her, records show, according to Times. “I am very afraid of him. I know what he’s capable of,” she wrote in a domestic violence court order in 2008. Spirit later spent about six months behind bars after being charged in a battery case.

As the years went by, Sarah also had brushes with law enforcement. She was arrested on charges of theft, battery and illegal drug use and had a boyfriend who spent time behind bars, Times reported, citing court records.

Sarah’s friend James Bell described her as “a beautiful, intelligent woman” who “moved from Tampa to Bell to help her father out.” USA Today.

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