A
22-year-old man is believed to be responsible for the fatal shootings
of three of his family members before allegedly turning the gun on
himself in an apparent murder-suicide at a hotel in Fairbanks, Alaska on
Friday.
According to People,
the Fairbanks Police Department’s initial investigation shows that
McKay Hutton allegedly shot his mother, Linda Hutton, 54; wife, Emily
McDonald, 22; and two-month-old son, Teagan Hutton, before killing
himself. The motive for the killings is still under investigation at
this time.
Alaska Dispatch News reports
that police first responded to a call regarding “suspicious
circumstance” at a Fairbanks area Hampton Inn and Suites on Friday
afternoon. Officers then discovered a man crying in hotel’s second-floor
hallway, who led them to the room where they discovered Hutton and his
alleged three victims.
“The man in the hallway was identified as a family member,” police said in a statement on Saturday. “Preliminary investigation showed he was not present during the shooting. His name is not being released at this time.”
Police have stated
they have no reason to believe alcohol or drugs were involved in the
shootings. The four bodies will be flown to the State Medical Examiner’s
Office in Anchorage, Alaska for autopsies on Monday.
Credit: cosmopolitan
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