LA - Joseph Washington charged with intentionally killing 3 young children in house fire - Oct 18, 2023

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3 children killed in New Orleans house fire their father allegedly set intentionally

NEW ORLEANS (TCD) -- Three children, all younger than 8 years old, were killed in a house fire early Wednesday morning in what police are now investigating as a homicide case.

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NEW ORLEANS (TCD) -- Three children, all younger than 8 years old, were killed in a house fire early Wednesday morning in what police are now investigating as a homicide case.

 

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Firefighters started an "interior attack" of the fire and searched for the children at the same time. They discovered an unresponsive child near the front door and another between the kitchen and entryway. Firefighters tried to resuscitate them before EMS arrived and transported the two juveniles to the hospital, where they died. WVUE-TV reports the victims were an 8-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl.

The fire department received a request for a second alarm at 12:27 a.m. because firefighters did not want the blaze to spread to neighboring homes. Officials continued to search the home for the third child and found a toddler "near the center of the dwelling." The 3-year-old child was already dead.
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Washington’s father, Troy McDonnell, urged his son to turn himself in.

According to the New Orleans Advocate, McDonnell also said, "If I catch him, I’m gonna kill him."

The children’s mother was reportedly at work when the fire broke out, and she is now allegedly at the hospital being monitored for suicide. Washington and the children’s mother married in 2014 but split up five years later.
3 children killed in New Orleans house fire their father allegedly set intentionally