The 10-year-old who was the lone survivor of a murder-suicide involving his Oklahoma family is being "surrounded by love" according to his uncle who called the situation a "nightmare."
The boy, who has not been publicly named, awoke to find his family slaughtered in what authorities have blamed on a murder-suicide by the father.
Police say Jonathon Candy, 42, killed his wife, Lindsay Candy, 39, and three of their four children - Dylan Candy, 18, Ethan Candy, 14, and Lucas Candy, 12 after an argument in their home. Jonathon then died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It was not known why the youngest child was spared.
The boy was sleeping in a room by himself and woke to what police described as "carnage."
"The family would like me to thank everyone for their generous support and willingness to spread this message to support my nephew at this critical point in his young life," his uncle Brent Remerowski said in an update on a GoFundMe page. "The outpouring of support from the local community, churches, family and most importantly strangers from around the world is making a very difficult situation a little more bearable."
Remerowski said the boy spent time with his family this past weekend, and he was "surrounded by love and thankfully some of his friends."
He went on to say, "I also want to take a moment to thank all members of our family on all sides of this nightmare. EVERYONE is stepping up and doing heroic things behind the scenes that will probably never get attention, but it is just as important."
Nearly $60,000 has been raised to pay for the funerals, as well as expenses for counseling, education and the "general welfare" of the survivor.
"Please keep our family and most importantly our nephew in your prayers," Remerowski said.
