Ohio man, 21, 'shoots dead his two teenage sisters and injures their friend after unleashing a hail of bullets into family van during domestic dispute' - and already his mother has forgiven him
- Matthew Hayden, 21, charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder and ordered held on $6million bond
- Hayden is accusing of killing his sisters, 16-year-old Sarah and 17-year-old Elizabeth, and wounding their friend, Joshua Hacker, 17
- Police in Ohio say Hayden fired nearly 24 times into a parked van where the two girls and their friend were sitting Wednesday
- Hacker was taken to a hospital suffering from 10 gunshot wounds
- Hayden later surrendered to police, telling officers: 'I guess I'm the guy you want'
- Investigators believe a domestic dispute led to the shooting
- The Hayden family had seven children, and they let Hacker live in a tent on their property
A 21-year-old Ohio man has been charged with shooting dead his two teenage sisters and injuring a friend as the trio sat in a minivan in the backyard of a suburban Cincinnati home.
Matthew Hayden, of Cincinnati, was arraigned in court Thursday and had his bond set at $6million.
Hayden is charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder stemming from the deadly shooting Wednesday.
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Matthew Hayden, 21, pictured in a Cincinnati court Thursday, is accused of killing his two teenage sisters and severely injuring their friend in an early morning shooting Wednesday
Victims: Sarah Hayden, 16 (left), and Elizabeth Hayden, 17 (right), were gunned down while sitting in a van parked outside their home in Colerain Township, Ohio
When police arrived on the scene, they were met by Hayden at the door with an unregistered Beretta 9mm handgun tucked into his waistband
Hail of bullets: Police say Hayden fired nearly two dozen times into the family van (pictured), striking Joshua Hacker at least 10 times
Police said Hayden surrendered when officers arrived at the Colerain Township home after getting a 911 call about shot fired at around 2.45am in the 3400 block of Banning Road, reported the station WCPO.
Investigators alleged that Hayden fired a handgun repeatedly at the van, killing his sisters, Elizabeth Hayden, 17, and Sarah Hayden, 17, and wounding 17-year-old Joshua Hacker, who is said to have suffered life-threatening injuries.
According to police talking to Fox 19, a family dispute led to the outburst of violence Wednesday, but they were still working to determine the exact nature of the feud between the shooter and the victims.
The Hayden family had seven children, and they had recently taken in Hacker, who was living in a tent on their property. The two sisters were being home-schooled.
Police said Sarah, Elizabeth and Joshua Hacker were sitting in a van parked in the driveway of the family's home when Matthew Hayden came up to the vehicle armed with an unregistered Beretta 9mm handgun and opened fire.
Motive: Hayden did not tell police why he shot his sisters and Hacker, but they believe a family dispute led to the outburst of violence
Hayden, 21, rubs his temples during his arraignment Thursday. A judge set his bond at $6million, saying of the case, 'it shocks the conscience'
Police said Hayden fired all 15 rounds in the magazine, then reloaded and continued firing. In all, the 21-year-old shot nearly two dozen times into the van, according to Local 12.
Afterwards, Angela Hayden, the siblings' mother, made a frantic 911 call desperately asking for help, reported the station NewsNet5.
'There's only one of them alive! My girls are dead! Oh, please help! My girls are dead!' she told the operator, adding, 'Oh my god, my son shot them!'
Sarah and Elizabeth's other brother also called 911. When asked by the emergency dispatcher to go to the van and check on his sisters' condition, the sibling replied: 'Please, I don't want to. Oh my god!'
When officers arrived on the scene, they were met at the door by Matthew Hayden who had the handgun tucked in the waistband of his pants.
Devastated: Angela Hayden, Matthew, Sarah and Elizabeth's mother, told a 911 dispatcher that her son shots her daughters
'I guess I'm the guy you want,' he was quoted as telling the cops before surrendering.
Angela Hayden later told police the 21-year-old threatened to kill himself after the shooting, according to the news channel WLWT.
Through the family spokesperson she later told Newsnet5: 'Keep my family in your heart and your prayers. If I can find it in my heart to forgive Matthew, then I want everybody else to and to stop judging him.'
In court Thursday, a handcuffed Hayden kept his head down most of the time, his hands covering his face or rubbing his temples.
Describing the facts of the case, Judge Josh Berkowitz said 'it shocks the conscience.'
The 17-year-old shooting victim remains hospitalized at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He was reportedly shot at least 10 times.
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