Little girl hidden under the bed when her father killed her mother and sisters

Police in Phoenix, Arizona, released details of the murder of a woman and her children at the hands of her husband, which began as a household quarrel about allegations of infidelity culminated in multiple murder.

The suspect, Austin Smith, 30, returned home from a bar on April 11, 2006, and confronted his wife after accusing her of cheating. so-called with the brother, what she denied at any time, detailed local television ABC15

Then he killed his wife and two of his daughters At the family's home, he went to the apartment of the man who he said had an affair, said Sergeant Tommy Thompson of the Phoenix Police Department.

There, he shot dead one man and injured two others, said the policeman.

The three-year-old girl survived miraculously

Dasia Patterson, 29, and her daughters, Mayan Smith, age 7, and Nasha Smith, age 5, were found dead at the family home, said the police.

His three-year-old daughter was hiding under a bed when police arrived and was not injured, Thompson said. The suspect told the police that he chose not to kill her because "he remembered", while his other daughters reminded him of his wife, he reported, citing court documents

Austin Smith was arrested and charged with killing his wife, two of his children, and a family friend near 67th Avenue and Camelback Road.

Police said the eldest daughter had died of blunt trauma, and the suspect told investigators that supposedlyHe killed because he was crying.

Patterson's parents said they were devastated and had trouble accepting the loss.

"We are anxious about the senseless loss of our dear Dasia and her young children," said her family in a statement.

"When we try to manage our deep pain, we focus on the well-being of their only daughter 3 years old survivor. She just lost her mother and sisters, and we do not want that anymore, she is with her family now. "

A second crime scene

The police said that After Smith killed his wife and two children, he went to his brother's apartment, located near 67th Avenue and Osborn Road.

He first met Ron Freeman, a 46-year-old family friend, who said he was crazy thinking his wife would cheat on him.

Smith shot Freeman repeatedly, even after he fell to the ground. He was later declared dead on the scene.

Besides Freeman, he shot two other people in the house, a man and a woman, which have not been identified. The 47-year-old woman is in critical condition, while the 33-year-old man was seriously injured.

Police received a call regarding the shooting in the apartment and found that the suspect was fleeing the crime scene in a car when the police arrivedsaid Thompson.

"The car was stopped a short distance from the place … and the suspect, Austin Smith, was arrested without incident," he added.

"He admitted the crimes and said that he believed his wife, Dasia, had cheated on him." Austin stated that God had told him to do what he had done."he said.

Smith entered the Maricopa County Jail and was charged with four counts of first degree murder, two counts of attempted first degree murder and three counts of aggravated badault.