Five members of a family were found fatally shot in their Seattle-area home earlier this week. A 15-year-old boy is accused of murdering his parents and three siblings, but he claimed his brother carried out the murders before committing suicide. However, the boy's 11-year-old sister who survived the massacre refuted her brother's murder-suicide story and declared that her 15-year-old brother is the killer. The sister said she survived because she played dead and exited the house through a window.Shortly before 5 a.m. Monday, two adults and three children were found dead inside their waterfront home in Fall City — approximately 25 miles east of Seattle.WAPT reported that the King County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victims as Mark Humiston, 43; Sarah Humiston, 42; and their children Benjamin Humiston, 13; Joshua Humiston, 9; and Katheryn Humiston, 7.The family’s father was shot four times and the mother was shot twice, the probable cause statement says. The family's only survivors are an 11-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy. The 15-year-old boy notified the King County Sheriff's Office of the murders. He told police his 13-year-old brother "just shot my whole family and committed suicide, too," a sheriff's detective wrote in a probable cause statement, according to NBC News. According to an affidavit of probable cause, the 15-year-old told a 911 operator that his brother did the shooting because he had gotten in trouble for looking at pornography. However, the 11-year-old sister survived the mass shooting and contradicted her brother's account of the murders. The girl told investigators that her 15-year-old brother shot her and her family with a Glock handgun that belonged to their father, according to the probable cause statement.The girl informed investigators that the 15-year-old shot her and left the room; she then heard someone shouting "stop" and "help" before she escaped, the detective wrote.The sister said she survived because she played dead and exited the house through a window. She then ran to a neighbor's home. The girl was hospitalized and has since been discharged, a spokesperson for Harborview Medical Center in Seattle stated.The girl told police the handgun was kept in a lockbox, and her 15-year-old brother was the only sibling who knew the combination, the probable cause statement says. A few minutes after the 15-year-old called police, the neighbor called 911 to report that the 11-year-old had just survived a shooting by her teen brother, according to the affidavit. The judge ordered the teenager — who's being held in a detention facility for juveniles — to have no contact with his surviving sibling.Detectives determined that the 15-year-old attempted to frame his deceased brother for the murder of his parents and siblings and arrested him when they arrived at the crime scene. The 15-year-old "staged the scene prior to the arrival of first responders" to make it appear that the 13-year-old brother committed the murders and then died by suicide, a detective wrote. King County Detective Aaron Thompson wrote in the probable cause statement that the suspect "systematically murdered his mother, father, two brothers, and sister, and attempted to murder his other sister."On Thursday, the 15-year-old was charged with five counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in juvenile court. All six criminal counts were filed with a designation that they were acts of domestic violence, according to the prosecuting attorney's office. The attempted murder count has a firearms enhancement, which allows for a more severe sentence if the suspect is convicted.However, prosecutors filed a motion seeking a “discretionary decline hearing,” in which they would make the case that juvenile court should decline jurisdiction and have the case transferred to adult court — a process that could take months, according to the Seattle Times. The outlet noted that 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds accused of murder and other serious violent crimes automatically can be charged as adults. However, a discretionary decline hearing is required to charge suspects 15 years old and younger as adults.The teen's defense attorneys — Molly Campera and Amy Parker — said during a Tuesday hearing that "our client is a 15-year-old boy who enjoys mountain biking and fishing and has no criminal history. ... The law says our client is presumed innocent of these charges, and we are grateful for a judicial process that requires proof and evidence before there is a judgment."The judge ordered the teenager — who's being held in a detention facility for juveniles — to have no contact with his surviving sibling.The father worked as an electrical engineer for Hargis Engineers.“We are blindsided and saddened by the tragic events that have led to the loss of a respected colleague, mentor, and friend, as well as the loss of immediate family members,” the company said in a statement. The man’s “leadership and vision were integral within our firm, and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with his surviving family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is breaking theoretical glass ceilings with the inclusion of a nonbinary character for the first time in its series.The character named Volta Rossi is of Italian descent and described as "a street-smart rogue with a blue-blood pedigree." "Volta Rossi is an enigma who left the comfort of aristocracy to forge a new name as a [human intelligence] specialist," the game explains.As reported by the Gamer, Rossi is the only character that uses they/them pronouns in its description."Their ties to the Luttazzi family give them unique insight into Avalon," the caption reads.Other character descriptions use he/him and she/her, marking a likely intentional move by developer Activision.Photos of the character online show a strange, sparse-eyed individual, which aligns with the modern reimagining of femineity that major studios have typically adopted in recent years. Female characters have increasingly been designed to be unattractive, using traits such as masculine jawlines and figures, sometimes coupled with obesity.Some have argued that the new character is a natural progression from Agent Bell, who appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which was released in 2020.The character's origin was purposely left open-ended, leaving it to the user to decide their birthplace and gender.For gender options, gamers could select male, female, nonbinary, or "classified."Outlets pointed out that when using the nonbinary or classified options, the character did not make any noises when getting injured for some reason.With an October 25 release, it's difficult to predict how this news may affect sales.Given how hard big-budget games have suffered in 2024 once fans become aware developers are pushing diversity-driven story arcs, the move seems to be a big risk for studio Treyarch. For example, Sony's Concord lost approximately $100 million after closing shop following just 14 days online. The game was highly criticized for morbidly obese characters and the excessive use of pronouns."Even the robot has pronouns," gamer Kabrutus, owner of DEI Detected, said in a review at the time. The writer showed off an image of a robot in the game that had "he/him" pronouns on the character select screen.However, given the young age of the Call of Duty fanbase and the massive success of the franchise, the brand may be too big to fail.According to Variety, Call of Duty: Black Ops IV pulled over $500 million in its first three days of release in 2018, which was about the same as its predecessor. Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War sold approximately 5.7 million copies in its first month, GameRant reported.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Sometimes it feels like there hasn’t been a time in my life when I didn’t know the name of DayZ. The groundbreaking survival zombie sim was everywhere when it was an Arma 2 mod, and now it’s breaking even more ground with the release of its latest expansion, Frostline. Despite being long in the tooth, DayZ has recently had more players in-game than ever before. Continue reading Legendary survival game DayZ hits new highs following second expansion launch MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, DayZ system requirements, Best zombie games

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