YOU THINK YOU KNOW YOUR CHILD… UNTIL ONE DAY EVERYTHING CHANGES — FATHER OF ACCUSED TEEN BREAKS HIS SILENCE
You Think You Know Your Child… Until One Day Everything Changes, Says Father of Teen Charged in Family Shooting
The father of a 15-year-old girl accused of participating in the fatal shooting of five relatives says he never imagined he would one day hear investigators accuse his own daughter of such horrific crimes.
Marcus May has now spoken publicly about the emotional toll the case has taken on his family, describing it as every parent’s worst nightmare.
His message was not focused on the investigation alone—it was a warning to other families not to assume they always know what their children are experiencing.
Every Parent Believes It Could Never Happen
May said the allegations have forced him to question everything he thought he knew.
He explained that many parents believe they understand their children completely, but hidden struggles, outside influences or private conversations can remain invisible until it is too late.
While he emphasized that the courts will ultimately determine what happened, he urged parents to stay actively involved in their children’s lives and maintain open communication.
Living Through Two Different Forms of Grief
May says he is grieving in two very different ways.
On one hand, he is mourning multiple relatives who lost their lives.
On the other, he is trying to process the accusations against his only daughter.
He described the emotional conflict as something he would never wish upon another parent.
The criminal case remains ongoing, with prosecutors alleging that the teenage suspects planned the attack in advance. Both defendants deny wrongdoing through the legal process and remain presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
A Message Beyond This Case
Rather than focusing solely on his family’s tragedy, May hopes other parents will take something meaningful from his experience.
He says conversations with children should never stop, even during the teenage years when many families assume everything is fine.
For him, that lesson has become one of the few things he hopes can emerge from an otherwise devastating chapter.
Sources: FOX 2 Now, court records.