Overview
- The attack took place on Aug. 6 at a home in Mandan when police say 22-year-old Kailey Erhart stabbed three children, killing a 5-month-old and a 3-year-old and seriously injuring a 1-year-old who required surgery.
- Erhart has been charged with multiple felonies, including two counts of murder and attempted murder, and was ordered held on a $3 million cash bond at her first court appearance.
- Police say an affidavit and video recorded moments before the killings show Erhart brandishing a pistol and telling the children’s father to “say goodbye to your kids.”
- Investigators report the father had earlier disarmed Erhart during a struggle by taking apart a recently purchased gun and scattering its parts, and the children’s grandmother told police Erhart chased them from the house with a knife.
- Court documents note prior contact with state mental health services and Child Protective Services, and the case will return to court for a preliminary hearing and arraignment on Oct. 6 while a GoFundMe has been launched to help the family.