06-14-2011, 12:43 PM
BASTARD!!! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO KILL THE KIDS???
* Steven Lake shot dead wife, son and daughter at home
* Court order banned him from contact with her and kids
* He was already on bail for holding them hostage in 2010
* Kept gun by bed and threatened to use knife on her
* Fatal shooting is almost exactly one year after incident
An estranged husband tragically shot to death his estranged wife and their two children before turning the gun on himself.
Steven Lake, 37, went to the home of estranged wife Amy Lake, 38, in Dexter, Maine, killed her and shot son, Coty, 13, and daughter Monica, 12.
The killings were all the more tragic because Mrs Lake took court action to protect herself and her colleagues knew about the situation.
MAINE SHOOTING TIMELINE
14 June 2010
* Steven Lake allegedly holds family hostage at gunpoint
21 July 2010
* Amy Lake files for a protection from abuse order against him
* Charged with threatening her
11 November 2010
* He allegedly has contact with her and is charged with bail and protection order breach
* Trial set for hostage and bail breach charges in July 2011
13 June 2011
‘It is frustrating when someone has taken the appropriate steps and we still end up with a despicable act of domestic violence,’ a public safety spokesman said.
Lake was frustrated by a custody dispute and upset at having to miss Coty’s eighth-grade graduation on Friday, a relative said.
The background
He had been charged last year with holding his wife and children hostage at gunpoint in the town of Wellington, where he most recently lived.
It happened almost exactly a year before Monday's incident.
Lake kept a holstered 9mm handgun on the headboard of his bed, a prosecutor said.
He had also threatened to take a knife to his wife and do things 'you wouldn't do to farm animals', District Attorney Christopher Almy revealed.
He did not think much could have been done differently as there was a protection and bail order in place.
Mrs Lake was afraid her husband would kill her and their kids before going after someone else - and she wouldn't be able to warn anyone.
Lake was free on bail, pending an upcoming trial.
A protection from abuse order had been issued against him barring contact with his family.
Mrs Lake was in the process of divorcing him and police drove by every day to check on her, neighbors and relatives said.
The killing
A policeman went to check on her on Monday morning after she did not arrive at work and a colleague spotted Lake’s car in her driveway.
The officer heard multiple gunshots outside the house and called for help, before several sheriff departments surrounded the house.
Police do not know when Lake turned up but believe any plan he had was interrupted when the officer arrived - and that's when the killings occurred.
‘Negotiators from state police tried in vain for over two hours to contact Lake, by phone and public address system,’ a police spokesman said.
Crime scene: A policeman went to check on Mrs Lake at her house after she did not arrive at work and a colleague spotted Lake's car in her driveway
Six hours after the first officer arrived, a state police armoured vehicle with a battering ram moved in and officers found the bodies in the living room.
‘It is frustrating when someone has taken the appropriate steps and we still end up with a despicable act of domestic violence.
Some of the victims had been shot multiple times - and he had poured a flammable liquid around the home but it failed to ignite, officials said.
The reaction
David Vautier's next-door neighbours are Amy Lake's parents, Ralph and Linda Bagley, who lost their daughter and two grand-children on Monday.
'Everyone knew Steve was going to flip out,' he told the Bangor Daily News. 'Everyone knew something bad was going to happen.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...z1PGkiUdCK
* Steven Lake shot dead wife, son and daughter at home
* Court order banned him from contact with her and kids
* He was already on bail for holding them hostage in 2010
* Kept gun by bed and threatened to use knife on her
* Fatal shooting is almost exactly one year after incident
An estranged husband tragically shot to death his estranged wife and their two children before turning the gun on himself.
Steven Lake, 37, went to the home of estranged wife Amy Lake, 38, in Dexter, Maine, killed her and shot son, Coty, 13, and daughter Monica, 12.
The killings were all the more tragic because Mrs Lake took court action to protect herself and her colleagues knew about the situation.
MAINE SHOOTING TIMELINE
14 June 2010
* Steven Lake allegedly holds family hostage at gunpoint
21 July 2010
* Amy Lake files for a protection from abuse order against him
* Charged with threatening her
11 November 2010
* He allegedly has contact with her and is charged with bail and protection order breach
* Trial set for hostage and bail breach charges in July 2011
13 June 2011
‘It is frustrating when someone has taken the appropriate steps and we still end up with a despicable act of domestic violence,’ a public safety spokesman said.
Lake was frustrated by a custody dispute and upset at having to miss Coty’s eighth-grade graduation on Friday, a relative said.
The background
He had been charged last year with holding his wife and children hostage at gunpoint in the town of Wellington, where he most recently lived.
It happened almost exactly a year before Monday's incident.
Lake kept a holstered 9mm handgun on the headboard of his bed, a prosecutor said.
He had also threatened to take a knife to his wife and do things 'you wouldn't do to farm animals', District Attorney Christopher Almy revealed.
He did not think much could have been done differently as there was a protection and bail order in place.
Mrs Lake was afraid her husband would kill her and their kids before going after someone else - and she wouldn't be able to warn anyone.
Lake was free on bail, pending an upcoming trial.
A protection from abuse order had been issued against him barring contact with his family.
Mrs Lake was in the process of divorcing him and police drove by every day to check on her, neighbors and relatives said.
The killing
A policeman went to check on her on Monday morning after she did not arrive at work and a colleague spotted Lake’s car in her driveway.
The officer heard multiple gunshots outside the house and called for help, before several sheriff departments surrounded the house.
Police do not know when Lake turned up but believe any plan he had was interrupted when the officer arrived - and that's when the killings occurred.
‘Negotiators from state police tried in vain for over two hours to contact Lake, by phone and public address system,’ a police spokesman said.
Crime scene: A policeman went to check on Mrs Lake at her house after she did not arrive at work and a colleague spotted Lake's car in her driveway
Six hours after the first officer arrived, a state police armoured vehicle with a battering ram moved in and officers found the bodies in the living room.
‘It is frustrating when someone has taken the appropriate steps and we still end up with a despicable act of domestic violence.
Some of the victims had been shot multiple times - and he had poured a flammable liquid around the home but it failed to ignite, officials said.
The reaction
David Vautier's next-door neighbours are Amy Lake's parents, Ralph and Linda Bagley, who lost their daughter and two grand-children on Monday.
'Everyone knew Steve was going to flip out,' he told the Bangor Daily News. 'Everyone knew something bad was going to happen.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...z1PGkiUdCK