Suspect Confesses to Killing 5 With Dad’s Gun

Suspect Confesses to Killing 5 With Dad’s Gun
This undated photo provided by Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office shows Dakota Theriot. Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office via AP
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A young man from Louisiana has confessed to killing his parents, his girlfriend, and two of her family members who had taken him in after he was kicked out of his house, authorities said Jan. 29.

Dakota Theriot, 21, told authorities he used a gun he stole from his father, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said at a news conference. He said while Theriot was cooperating and had provided authorities with a lot of information about how the killings unfolded, they still haven’t determined exactly why the killings happened.