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A 20-year-old woman was seven months’ pregnant when investigators said she, her unborn baby and her parents were killed Monday at a home in Jefferson. Jatory Evans, 28, was arrested on three counts of first-degree murder and one count of feticide, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Dwayne Hanson, 46, Samantha Hanson, 45, and Sydney Hanson, 20, were identified as the three victims. Sydney is the daughter of Dwayne and Samantha Hanson. WDSU reporter Aubry Killion said two of the victims were shot to death. Sheriff Newell Normand said Tuesday that Sydney was seven months’ pregnant and expecting a girl. Evans is the father of the baby and the family had a restraining order against him, Normand said. Detectives are still working to determine the timeline of Monday’s killings. Normand said Sydney was expected to attend a baby shower in the morning, but never showed up. Her parents left work before noon to get lunch and went home, where they were killed. Normand said Dwayne Hanson suffered two gunshot wounds while Samantha Hanson had five gunshot wounds and between 20 and 25 stab wounds. Normand said detectives discovered that Sydney Hanson was set on fire in her second-floor bedroom. Deputies found several books and accelerant on her body. Firefighters were called to the home when a neighbor reported smoke. Large flames and billowing smoke filled the neighborhood as crews worked to extinguish the blaze. Normand said firefighters found the bodies when they went inside the home. Witnesses told the Sheriff’s Office that several gunshots were heard just after noon before the fire and the bodies were discovered. Evans was booked Tuesday morning into the Orleans Justice Center. This is a developing story. Stay with WDSU.com for updates. Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!