Ohio father charged with murder of 3 young sons, who he reportedly 'hunted,' lined up, and executed in front of mother: 'Most sickening, horrifying crime I have seen'

An Ohio man is accused of fatally shooting his three young sons in a "horrifying" fashion, according to police.

Chad Doerman, 32, was charged with three counts of aggravated murder on Friday for the deaths of his young sons — ages 3, 4, and 7. Doerman's bond has been set at $20 million. He was being held in Clermont County Jail.

"This is by far the most sickening, horrifying crime I have seen. I can only imagine the terror these little boys felt and experienced as their father – their protector – was murdering them," Clermont County Prosecutor Mark Tekulve said, according to WKRC-TV.

Deputies responded to the home in rural Monroe Township, about 25 miles southeast of Cincinnati, around 4:15 p.m. on Thursday after receiving 911 calls about a shooting. Clermont County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that an unidentified woman frantically told the police dispatcher that "her babies had been shot." Three minutes later, another reported call from a passing motorist said a girl was running down the street screaming that her "father was killing everyone."

Deputies found the three young boys unresponsive outside the home with gunshot wounds. First responders attempted life-saving measures, but the boys were pronounced dead at the crime scene.

David Gast, chief prosecutor in Clermont County, said one of the boys tried to flee to a nearby field, but Doerman "hunted that boy down, brought him back to the property, and executed him in front of witnesses."

Gast said during the hearing, "In an act of incomprehensible cruelty the father that stands before you lined up his three young boys and executed them in his own home with a rifle. In an act of desperation the mother at some point grabbed the gun the father was wielding to attempt to protect them."

The 34-year-old mother, who was not identified, was found outside the home. The woman suffered a gunshot wound to the hand. She was transported to a hospital and did not appear to have life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.

Gast said, "The trauma that this man has inflicted on his family, community, law enforcement, first responders, and all the rest of us is unspeakable."

Doerman was reportedly found sitting on a stoop at the home. He was taken into custody without incident.

"They held these children knowing there was nothing they could do," Gast added. "How do you unsee that sort of abomination?"

"One of the most monstrous, craven, cowardly acts that will ever be our misfortune of seeing," Gast said.

"There has been a full admission in this case, the case is still new we're still discovering facts," Gast said, according to WLWT. "But the evil horror of what we know is impossible to process."

Gast claimed that Doerman had planned out the triple filicide.

Tekulve said the mother witnessed the murder of her three sons.

"The mother saw this, you can imagine the immense trauma and terror she experienced, and we will do the utmost that this defendant never sees the light of day again," Tekulve said.

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