A family of four, including two children, were fatally shot while sleeping in their Minnesota home in what police believe to be a murder-suicide incident, authorities say.
The suspected gunman, a relative of the family, was found dead in the home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.A family of four, including two children, were fatally shot while sleeping in their Minnesota home in what police believe to be a murder-suicide incident, authorities said.
The victims were publicly identified by police following next-of-kin notification as Riana Lou Barry, 44; Sean Christopher Barry, 47; Shiway Elizabeth Barry, 12; and Sadie Lucille Barry, 9.Duluth police had responded to the home in the East Hillside neighborhood shortly after noon on Wednesday, stemming from a request for a welfare check in neighboring Hermantown regarding an individual experiencing a mental health crisis.
Hermantown police were unable to locate or make contact with the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Brandon Taylor Cole-Skogstad. They provided Duluth police with the address of the Duluth home owned by the suspect's aunt and uncle, authorities said. Duluth police had also received information that the suspect had access to a weapon, Tusken said.Duluth police who responded to the home heard what they believed to be a single gunshot as they knocked on the door, authorities said.
"This is a tragedy for Minnesota, a tragedy for, certainly, the city of Duluth and for this community," said Tusken, who added that he hopes getting the facts out will provide some"closure and healing."Duluth City Council President Arik Forsman told reporters he knew the family, who was known for selling Girl Scout cookies at an East Hillside church.
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