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Suspect Shoots Himself After Killing Wife, Her 2 Children In St. Louis County Home, Police Say
An AMBER alert was issued for 1-year-old Zoe Page Hurst McCulley but she was found safe .
March 06, 2021
The man who police say killed his wife and her two children in a north St. Louis County home is dead after shooting himself before he could be taken into custody Friday morning. This old file photo shows Bobby McCulley III, 35, who was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, three counts of kidnapping, seven counts of armed criminal action and one count of burglary. McCulley shot himself after shooting a woman and her two children on March 5 in north St. Louis County. According to police, Bobby McCulley III shot and killed his 34-year-old wife Roseann, her 13-year-old son Kayden Johnson and her 6-year-old daughter Kaylee Brooks just before midnight in the 4800 block of Lockwig Trail. Court documents show McCulley had filed for divorce just days before the killings. After the shooting, police say he abducted his one-year-old daughter from the home. An AMBER alert was issued for 1-year-old Zoe Page Hurst McCulley but she was found safe with family members about 4:45 a.m. Prior to the shooting, around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, police responded to a home near the McCulley's home for a report of a suspicious person. Police did not locate a person, but police believe it was Bobby. Three hours later, police were called to the home for a report of shots fired. Officers found a broken window and the three victims. St. Louis police located McCulley's car in the 1300 block of Clinton before 9 a.m. Friday, and he fatally shot himself as they attempted to take him into custody. McCulley filed for divorce from Roseann on Feb 28, and his address on court documents was listed in Bellefontaine Neighbors. His wife's address was listed on Lockwig Trail. On her social media accounts, she often detailed the couple's tumultuous relationship, and in more than one post indicated McCulley hit her.
