An Arizona grandmother is accused of murdering her two grandchildren then trying to take her own life after the horrific killings.
Dorothy Flood, 55, from Tucson, was arrested Friday, a day after the twin boys, Jordan and Jaden Webb, 8, were found dead of gunshots at her residence.
Pima County Sheriff’s Office said paramedics were called to Flood’s home on the 2400 block of West Kessler Place on Thursday in response to a call for medical assistance.
Dorothy Flood, 55, (pictured), from Tucson, was arrested Friday, a day after twin boys, Jordan and Jaden Webb, 8, were found dead of gunshots at her residence
Jordan, (left), and Jaden Webb, (right), were allegedly killed by their grandmother who was their carer
‘Upon arrival, they discovered an unresponsive adult female inside the residence’ who turned out to be Flood, police said.
Authorities said Flood, the young boys’ guardian, showed symptoms of an apparent overdose and was transported to a local hospital.
When investigators got there, they found the two boys dead in separate bedrooms as paramedics worked to revive Flood, the PCSO said. They died after suffering from gunshot wounds.
Family friend Chaundra McCord said she was shocked to learn of the boys’ deaths and claimed the Floods were rocked by several tragedies years previously.
She told KOLD News 13: ‘My first reaction was of course no. It could not be the same Dorothy we knew. Somewhere, something snapped.’
McCord worked with Flood for several years at University Medical Center. She claimed Flood had her office space filled with photos of her grandchildren.
Flood, (pictured), is facing two charges of first-degree murder and is being held without bond in the Pima County Jail
Family friends claimed Flood adored the two boys and had looked after them well following their mothers’ death form suicide
After Flood lost her husband in 2014, McCord, also a widow, said they were able to talk and try to heal together.
‘Her and I became widow sisters. We would help each other and talk things through.
The twins’ mother killed herself a couple of years later and Dorothy became the sole care taker for the children.
Family friend Chaundra McCord, (pictured), said she was shocked to learn of the boys’ deaths
She added: ‘You could see the fear that she had of the future. She was afraid she wasn’t going to be able to handle it.
‘She loved those grand-kids and she loved her family. We just wish she would have reached out. To any one of us at any time.’
She said Dorothy later gave up her job to devote herself to the boys full-time.
McCord claimed that Flood had a medical condition that may have affected her brain.
She claimed that maybe Flood acted out of desperation because she could see no other way out.
Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Flood, is facing two charges of first-degree murder. She is being held without bond in the Pima County Jail.
One neighbor, who has lived on the street for more than 40 years, shared details about the family that lived a few houses away from him.
‘They kept more to themselves. They would wave ‘hi’ or ‘bye,’ but they kept to themselves.
Police said they received a 911 call about multiple gunshot victims at the home near Ruthrauff and La Cholla around 2 pm
One neighbor, who has lived on the street for more than 40 years, shared details about the family that lived a few houses away from him
‘See them every day, they were good kids. They didn’t talk, but they were good kids. She took care of them real good.’
He claimed that the two children had special needs but this has not been confirmed.
‘It’s heartbreaking,’ said Ruth Parra, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than 50 years. I never imagined children, really did not think of children.’
Laurie Sauceda also claimed: ‘I was in a hurry to get here, but then when I saw it was children, my heart just sunk.
‘I wasn’t in a hurry to get here and find out anymore because it was just, I don’t want to know who in the neighborhood it is.
‘Kids ride their bike up and down the street, who are we going to be missing now?.’