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Drake Alexander Painter

Case from Ponder, TX dated May 16, 2018

Victim Details

Drake Alexander Painter

Male

Ponder

TX

2018-05-16

4

Drake

Alexander Painter

07/04/2026

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Drake Alexander Painter, a 4-year-old boy from Ponder, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2018. Drake, along with his siblings, 6-year-old Caydence Painter and 8-year-old Odin Painter, was murdered by their father, Justin Painter, in a horrific murder-suicide. The incident occurred at their mother's home in Ponder, where Justin Painter shot and killed his three children and his ex-wife's boyfriend, Seth Richardson, before turning the gun on himself. The children's mother, Amanda Simpson, ...
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  • Drake Alexander Painter - A child lost to gun violence Since Parkland
  • Dallas News: Ponder woman survives shooting in which police say her ex-husband killed her boyfriend and 3 kids
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