Bodycam shows Clermont County deputies arresting father after he killed 3 young boys with a rifle

Three young boys were shot and killed in Clermont County Thursday, and their father has been arrested and charged with aggravated murder, according to the sheriff's office.

It all started around 4 p.m. in the 1900 block of Laurel Lindale Road when police responded to a report of a shooting.

Deputies on scene found four people shot outside a home on Laurel Lindale Road. The first crews on scene attempted lifesaving measures on the three young boys, but were unsuccessful. The sheriff's office said all three gunshot victims died from their injuries while on scene.

The mother of the three boys that were killed was found outside the home with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the hand.

She was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center for treatment. Clermont County Sheriff Robert Leahy said he met her at the hospital, where he told her the tragic news about her three sons.

The boys' older sister, Alexis, escaped the violence.

When deputies got to the scene, they came into contact with a man, later identified as the boy's father, Chad Doerman, 32, sitting on a step outside of the residence. Doerman was taken into custody at the scene and brought to the Clermont County Sheriff's Office to be interviewed by detectives.

Later that night, Doerman was charged with three counts of aggravated murder, all unclassified felonies.

He was transported to the Clermont County Jail.

Doerman appeared in court Friday, wearing a bulletproof vest and flanked by about a half dozen deputies.

Doerman’s defense asked for a $75,000 bond, saying he had a job, cosigners, and that he was married. Although, it appears the woman he is married to is the victim in the crime.

Prosecutors asked for a $20,000,000 bond, the highest bond they had ever asked of a judge in Clermont County. Judge J.C. Nagel granted the prosecutor’s request.