Multiple news outlets reported Tuesday that the mother-in-law, father-in-law and an 11-year-old nephew of Jimmie Johnson were killed Monday night during a shooting in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Fox 23 News of Tulsa, Oklahoma, reported that Muskogee police are investigating the deaths of Terry, Jack and Dalton Chanway as a possible murder-suicide.
Jack Janway is a chiropractor in Muskogee. He and Terry Janway are the parents of Chandra Johnson, who is Jimmie Johnson’s wife of the past 19 years and grew up in Muskogee.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the entry list for Sunday’s inaugural Chicago Street Race includes Johnson in the No. 84 Chevrolet of Legacy Motor Club, the team he co-owns.
Requests by NBC Sports for comments from Legacy Motor Club and Toyota Racing Development (as the team is moving to Toyota next season) weren’t immediately returned. NASCAR is expected to have a statement Tuesday.
Police told Fox 32 that a 911 call came at 9 pm from Terry Janway that reported a disturbance. When the police arrived, they found a body in the front hallway and then heard gunshots inside the house. After searching the house, two other bodies were found.
Fox 32 reported that Terry Janway made the initial 911 call. TMZ Sports reported that police said Terry Janway was the suspect.
In an interview with Fox 32, Muskogee major Marlon Coleman said “it was traumatizing to find out that a long-standing family who had made so many contributions to our community were involved in this type of incident. It was even more bone-chilling to find out there was a child involved. Dr Janway has worked on me. We’ve been acquaintances for a very, very long time since I’ve been in Muskogee. Just knowing that it was him and his family took a different toll on me .”
Jimmie and Chandra Johnson have been major contributors to Muskogee schools and charities through the Jimmie Johnson Foundation. Muskogee schools have received more than $1 million in donations from the foundation .