{"id":4533,"date":"2026-08-12T05:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T05:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4533"},"modified":"2026-08-12T05:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T05:36:30","slug":"winfield-mass-shooting-man-told-dispatchers-he-killed-his-family-in-911-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4533","title":{"rendered":"Winfield mass shooting: Man told dispatchers he \u2018killed his family\u2019 in 911 call"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Six people, including a shooting suspect, are dead Tuesday following an early morning shooting in a city in south-central Kansas. The suspect called 911 and told dispatchers he killed his family.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4531\">Who did Gov. McMaster vote for in Tuesday\u2019s primary?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Officers with the Winfield Police Department were called to the 400 block of West 9th Avenue in Winfield at 8:50 p.m. after receiving a 911 call from Ronald Williams Sr., 53, according to a news release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Williams, of Winfield, told the dispatcher he \u201ckilled his family and intended to kill himself,\u201d the news release said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At the residence, investigators heard a single gunshot, according to the news release. Just before 11 a.m., detectives entered the residence and found six subjects with gunshot wounds. They were all declared dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4530\">Graham, Norman advance to runoff in SC for U.S. Senate GOP bid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The victims were later identified as 44-year-old Kelly L. George, 9-year-old Carol A. Williams, 7-year-old Ronald H. Williams Jr., 5-year-old Sarah K. Williams, 3-year-old Kelly M. Magee-Williams and Ronald Williams Sr.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe Ronald Williams Sr. killed the family members before placing a call to 911, according to the news release. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after law enforcement arrived at the residence.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Winfield lies south of Wichita, around 219 miles southwest of Kansas City. 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