▁son ▁and ▁their ▁children , ▁who ▁he ▁helped ▁raise . ▁He ▁also ▁claimed ▁the ▁entire ▁family ▁was ▁being ▁dis res pect ful ▁towards ▁him . ▁Con ley ▁alleg edly ▁began ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁famil ic ide ▁som etime ▁after ▁not icing ▁the ▁children ' s ▁behavior ▁problems . ▁He ▁purchased ▁online ▁the ▁gun ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁shooting , ▁three ▁mag az ines ▁of ▁am mun ition , ▁and ▁six ▁hand c uff s . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁Con ley ▁requested ▁for ▁a ▁visit ▁by ▁New ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁Party ▁leader ▁Qu an ell ▁X , ▁which ▁was ▁granted . ▁During ▁the ▁meeting , ▁he ▁reported ly ▁conf essed ▁to ▁Qu an ell ▁X ▁and ▁shared ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁famil ic ide ▁to ▁him . ▁Qu an ell ▁X ▁alleg edly ▁became ▁dis g usted ▁and ▁cut ▁the ▁meeting ▁short ▁in ▁anger . ▁ ▁Vict ims ▁ ▁Six ▁children ▁and ▁two ▁adult s ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁shooting , ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁dying ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁from ▁gun shot ▁w ounds ▁to ▁the ▁head . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁shot ▁multiple ▁times . ▁Initial ▁reports ▁indicated ▁five ▁children ▁and ▁three ▁adult s ▁were ▁killed . ▁They ▁were ▁identified ▁as : ▁ ▁Val erie ▁Jackson ▁( 4 0 ) ▁D ew ay ne ▁Jackson ▁Sr . ▁( 5 0 ) ▁Nathan iel ▁Jackson ▁( 1 3 ) ▁Hon esty ▁Jackson ▁( 1 1 ) ▁D ew ay ne ▁Jackson ▁Jr . ▁( 1 0 ) ▁C ale b ▁Jackson ▁(