Dad Shot Daughter In Head, Kissed Her, Then Shot Her Cat Because No One Would Care For It

[Sugar Cookie]

On Aug. 18, a "horrific act of family violence" occurred, as authorities would later recount. At a home on the 1600 block of Blaine Street in Caldwell, a suburb of Boise, Delbert Cornish took several shots of alcohol around 9 a.m., according to court documents obtained by local outlets. He then entered his daughter's bedroom and reportedly shot her in the side of the head.

The defendant then kissed her on the cheek and shot her cat "for the same reasons, because no one would take care of it after they were all dead," a probable cause affidavit says. Delbert Cornish is said to have then covered Hope Cornish's body with a large pride flag "as a way to honor her, because it was something that meant a lot to her."

Delbert Cornish had been planning to kill his daughter, two sons, and himself for nearly a year, ever since he bought a black 9 mm Hi-Point handgun in September or October 2024, law enforcement said. And on that August day, as the hours passed after the shooting, Delbert Cornish allegedly waited for his youngest son Lucian Cornish — who is reported to have been either 14 or 15 years old — to come home from school.

When the teen arrived, Cornish reportedly asked him how school was before telling him "he had killed his sister." The defendant also tried to convince the boy to "check on his sister," but the son refused, the affidavit states.

"Delbert then went to the couch [and] grabbed a gun," at which point his son said he wanted to leave, the court document adds. But the defendant did not intend to let that happen, authorities maintain. He allegedly "shot at the ground," blocked the doorway, and pointed the gun at his son's chest.

They fought over the gun, according to Lucian Cornish, with the son eventually winning control over it and running away to call 911.

When law enforcement officials arrived at the home after 4 p.m., they found the magazine, the handgun, and a "large note written on the wall" that appeared to be a possible murder-suicide note. It reportedly included statements such as "I'm a man of my word my kids died by my hand. I'm tired of them being made fun of," and "I'm going! My kids are going with me."

Police found Hope Cornish and her cat dead. The defendant was arrested about 70 miles southeast heading to his ex-girlfriend's home, local NBC affiliate KTVB reported.

Delbert Cornish confessed to killing his daughter and "began to cry" when an officer said they had found his daughter's body, according to the affidavit. "I'm not gonna lie, I did it dude," the defendant allegedly said, unprompted.

"Delbert admitted to me that he is an alcoholic who struggles with depression," it states. "Delbert explained he wanted to kill his children along with himself because he believed nobody … would take care of them once he was dead, and that they would not be able to carry on in life without him."

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[the cat did it]

POS guess what? You're NOT that important and life goes on AFTER you so you should of just killed yourself instead of your daughter and her cat. TG his son was able to get the gun away from him, those poor kids

RIP Hope and kitty

 

[cubby]

that they would not be able to carry on in life without him."

The opposite is more likely, they would have gotten along a whole lot better without you dragging them down. Now your remaining child will have to suffer thru telling the jury just what a piece of shit you truly are. Should have just put a bullet in your brain and relieved them of the misery of you being their dad.