NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson speaks out after in-laws, nephew killed in suspected murder-suicide

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson mentioned his household is “devastated” in his first public feedback since his mother-in-law killed her husband and grandson in a suspected triple murder-suicide last month.

Johnson, in an announcement posted to his social media profiles, expressed his gratitude for the present of assist following the tragedy involving Jack and Terry Janway, and 11-year-old Dalton.

“Our household is devastated by the profound lack of (Terry) Lynn, Jack and Dalton Janway,” Johnson mentioned “We have now been humbled by the outpouring of affection and assist throughout this unthinkably unhappy time and stay grateful for your whole compassion.”

Simply after 9 p.m. on June 26, police obtained a name from a lady, believed to be Terry Janway, who reported somebody at a Muskogee, Oklahoma residence had a gun, however the caller rapidly hung up, according to Fox23.

Bodycam footage showed officers arriving on the residence, the place they noticed Jack Janway’s arm protruding from below a blanket, by means of a window.

As police tried to achieve entry to the residence, they heard a single gunshot, which investigators later decided to have come from Terry Janway’s self-inflicted shot.

Upon entrance into the house, officers discovered Jack Janway laying in the course of a hallway, earlier than discovering Terry laying on a sofa unresponsive with a gun beside her.

A Ok-9 was deployed and Dalton Janway’s physique was quickly found.

Johnson married Terry and Jack Janway’s daughter Chandra in 2004. The couple share two daughters collectively.

Chandra’s household suffered one other tragic loss of life in 2014 when her youthful brother Jordan died in a skydiving incident in San Diego.

The seven-time NASCAR Champion was scheduled to race within the Grant Park 220 on July 2, but withdrew following the information of the murder-suicide.

The race, a first-of-its-kind NASCAR occasion by means of the streets of Chicago would’ve been Johnson’s fourth race of the yr within the high racing sequence.

Johnson retired from NASCAR in 2020, the place he tried to make one other racing profession when he signed with IndyCar’s Chip Ganassi Racing, the place he raced in 29 causes between the 2021 and 2022 season.

Johnson hasn’t raced because the NASCAR Cup Sequence race at Charlotte on Could 28.