California: He killed his four children and his mother-in-law

A Southern California father who shot and killed his four children and his mother-in-law was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole,

Germarcus Lamar David, 32, was convicted March 12 of five counts of murder, a court witness told The Post.

The screams on the night of the shooting

Neighbors of the family’s Lancaster home heard gunshots and screams the night of the shooting.

“Within about two minutes of him walking into the house you started hearing gunshots,” a neighbor recalled, according to abc7.

The children’s mother eventually discovered the bodies of the four children and her mother when she returned home that evening.

Neighbors saw her running outside shouting “My babies are gone! They’re all dead!”

David turned himself in to the Lancaster Sheriff’s Office shortly after his wife discovered the bodies of her loved ones.

“No family should have to suffer this kind of tragedy, especially when the alleged perpetrator was responsible for protecting them,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon said in a statement when the charges against David were announced.