"No indication of violence on this level." Ugh. How many times have we heard this? The most violent people seem to be the quietest - the ones who bottle up everything and then explode. The ones whose parents have seen the anger but it is hidden from the world. The ones who even the parents may not see the anger and are just as surprised as the rest of the world.
We know what our kids are capable of. He punched his sister in the face - he was in trouble for having a gun - he pysically fought with a neighbor. It grows, the violence grows. Many parents see it and ask for help. Many times they are ignored, "Oh, it isn't bad, you can handle that." The kids are on their best behavior with authorities - they can explain away a lot and authorities fall for their, "I didn't mean it. It will not happen again." When will the authorities, the mental health system, and the courts start paying attention to this? When someone starts a pattern of problems, it can grow - that person can become uncontrolable - this can happen. Surely these people/agencies we fight to get services from have never lived through a violent few hours with an angry kid. We have got to start solving problems before the tragedy. The "We can't do anything until he/she actually hurts someone" has got to go because there may not be a chance to save someone's life if you wait that long.
Gotta wonder what services have been denied this family? They better be approved for the surviving girl. The horrors she will need to overcome to survive!