GUILTY AZ - Jaden & Jorden Webb, 8, shot dead by grandma, Tucson, Pima County, 4 Apr 2019

[cybervampira]

Tucson woman arrested on suspicion of killing grandchildren

A Tucson woman was arrested Friday on suspicion of murdering her two 8-year-old grandchildren, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Office.

Dorothy Flood, 55, was the grandmother and guardian to twins Jaden and Jorden Webb, according to the Sheriff's Office.



The brothers were found dead of gunshot wounds in separate bedrooms by Northwest Fire District officials, who were responding to a medical call about 2 p.m. Thursday, officials said.



Flood was discovered at the same home in the 2400 block of West Kessler Place unresponsive with symptoms of an overdose, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Officials said Flood was taken to a local hospital, where she was arrested the next day.

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Grandmother charged with shooting deaths of twin Tucson boys

Grandmother arrested in deaths of 8-year-old Tucson twins

UPDATE: Bond set for Tucson woman accused of killing young grandsons

 

[Cortne]

Oh my!! Glad she wasn’t successful w escaping her horrid crime. RIP sweet baby boys.

 

[LadyL]

Fly high with the angels Jaden and Jorden.

 

[cybervampira]

Arizona grandmother arrested for murdering twin grandchildren | Daily Mail Online

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Family friend Chaundra McCord said she was shocked to learn of the boys' deaths and claimed the Floods were rocked by several tragedies years previously.

She told KOLD News 13: 'My first reaction was of course no. It could not be the same Dorothy we knew. Somewhere, something snapped.'

McCord worked with Flood for several years at University Medical Center. She claimed Flood had her office space filled with photos of her grandchildren.

After Flood lost her husband in 2014, McCord, also a widow, said they were able to talk and try to heal together.

'Her and I became widow sisters. We would help each other and talk things through.

The twins' mother killed herself a couple of years later and Dorothy became the sole care taker for the children.

She added: 'You could see the fear that she had of the future. She was afraid she wasn’t going to be able to handle it.

'She loved those grand-kids and she loved her family. We just wish she would have reached out. To any one of us at any time.'

She said Dorothy later gave up her job to devote herself to the boys full-time.

McCord claimed that Flood had a medical condition that may have affected her brain.

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[cybervampira]

Court documents offer background on killing of twin grandsons

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According to court documents recently obtained by Tucson Local Media, Flood admitted to shooting both of her grandchildren twice each, in their heads and torsos, and then attempted to kill herself by taking an unknown quantity of prescription medication. Flood told the police, "she alone was responsible for her grandchildren's deaths."

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[JerseyGirl]

The Tucson woman who admitted to killing her twin grandsons last year was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 27.

Dorothy Flood received 21 years in prison on two counts of manslaughter, but she was credited with 297 days of time served.

The 56-year-old Flood was originally facing murder charges, but reached a plea deal in Dec 2019.

Dorothy Flood sentenced for killing autistic grandsons in Tucson