Prosper family murders

Prosper family murders
Prosper family murders
	Nicholas Prosper carrying the shotgun used in the attack.
Location	Wauluds Bank Drive, Leabank, Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Date	13 September 2024 ; c. 5:00 a.m. – c. 5:30 a.m.
Target	Prosper family; St. Joseph’s Primary School (not attacked);
Attack type	Familicide, shooting, stabbing, plotted school shooting
Weapons	12-gauge Nikko double-barrelled shotgun; Several knives;
Deaths	3
Perpetrator	Nicholas Prosper
Motive	Achieving infamy; Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting copycat crime;
Convictions	3 counts of murder; purchasing or acquiring a shotgun without a certificate; possession of a shotgun with the intent to endanger life; possession of a bladed article in a public place;
Sentence	Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 49 years

On 13 September 2024, Juliana Prosper, 48, along with two of her children, Giselle and Kyle, aged 13 and 16, were shot dead by Juliana's 18-year-old son Nicholas Prosper at their flat in Luton, England. All three had been killed with a double-barrelled shotgun in the early hours of the morning.

The police investigation found that Prosper had also intended to commit a school shooting at his former primary school, St. Joseph's Catholic in Luton. In March 2025 at Luton Crown Court, Prosper was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 49 years.