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Triple murder-suicide suspect Jose David Olmos, [photo], allegedly killed himself, his wife and their two kids at home in Amarillo, Texas on Saturday, months after this mugshot was taken in May, at the time of his arrest for domestic violence

A Texas dad with a history of domestic violence shot dead his wife and their two young children at their home in Texas.
Responding cops called to the family’s home in Amarillo early on Saturday evening found the bodies of local electrician Jose Olmos, his wife Jessica, 33, and their children Jazele and Daniel – a family member walked in on the scene and called police.
Investigators believe Olmos killed himself and his family in a murder-suicide.
Back on May 19, Olmos, 42, had been arrested on charges of assaulting a family member, but returned to the family home after being released on a $500 bond. The mugshot taken at the time of his arrest reveals scratch marks on the neck of the suspected killer.
Jessica worked as an office manager for Jeff Bara State Farm Agency in the town and her 7th grade daughter, Jazele, was a keen wrestler.

Jose Olmos, [left], is suspected of having killed his wife Jessica as well as their children Jazele [center], and Daniel, [right], before shooting himself at the family home in Amarillo over the weekend 

The electrician killed his wife Jessica Rose Olmos, seen [photo], with the couple’s daughter who was also killed by her husband of ten years, at home in Amarillo on Saturday. Victims were found with multiple gunshot injuries 

The couple who marked their tenth wedding anniversary on July 4 had lived at Olmos’s address since their marriage.
Just months earlier the family had posed for a seemingly idyllic photoshoot in the fields near their home, and photographer Anna Vega spoke of her shock at their violent deaths.
Jessica had lost her younger sister in February last year, and the troubled couple joined the rest of her family to celebrate mother’s day with mother Blanca Menendez just six days before Olmos’s arrest for domestic violence in May this year.

Months earlier the family celebrating their wedding anniversary had posed for a seemingly idyllic photoshoot in the fields near their home, in Amarillo

Cops responded to the family’s home in Amarillo on Saturday evening after a relative found the ghastly crime scene. Triple-murder -suicide happened less than four months of Olmos being released on a $500 bond on domestic abuse charges

Officials said Jose David Olmos shot Jessica Rose Olmos and the two children, Daniel and Jazale Garcia. They had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene. Jose then turned the gun on himself.
Before the incident on Saturday, Jose Olmos pled guilty to Assault Causes Bodily Injury Family Violence for an incident in May after he was arrested for striking his wife.
He was banned from having contact with Jessica and the two kids in their house.
He was also ordered to take an alcohol education course. “Jessica had recently returned back to the home to reconcile the marriage to try to make it better and the children also lived in the home at the time,” said Lt. James Clements, Amarillo PD homicide unit commander.
Priors for Jose Olmos in Potter County include a conviction and a one year sentence for possession of marijuana 2001 and a DWI conviction with a 90 day sentence in 2008.

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