Dennis Carter Sr., Kills Estranged Wife, Son and Two-Year Old Grandson, Before Turning the Gun on Himself as Police Closed in

Authorities in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, said Dennis Carter Sr. went on a shooting rampage killing his estranged wife Donna Carter, 49, son Dennis Carter Jr., 26, his son Mason Carter, 2, as well as critically injuring his pregnant daughter-in-law Amber Carter, 25. This scumbag turned the gun on himself as he fled in his car and the police were closing in. This heinous crime occurred in the town of Holden, Louisiana, located 35 miles east of Baton Rouge.

Deputies believe Amber Carter attempted to escape from the gunman by jumping from a second-story window, holding Mason in her arms, but the boy did not survive his gunshot wounds. The police said Amber Carter had several bullets wounds and they believe she was shot in the back as she attempted to get out of the window. She is in critical condition in a New Orleans hospital.

Why Dennis Carter Sr. was not incarcerated is amazing. According to the sheriff's office, records from the Livingston Parish Detention Center show that he had been jailed "on three separate occasions in 2009 alone, on three separate charges of violation of a protective order and one charge of aggravated assault (domestic)."