New Information in Ashland murder suicide
ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities have identified the three people found dead on Christmas Eve in what police call a double murder-suicide in the northern Wisconsin community of Ashland.
In a statement Saturday, the Ashland Police Department says the victims are 23-year-old Zhara Parent and her 84-year-old mother in law, Patricia Parent. It names the suspect as Patricia Parent's 54-year-old son, Daniel Parent.
The statement didn't specify how Daniel and Zhara Parent were related. A sheriff's dispatcher said officials on duty Saturday night weren't sure.
All three were found dead inside the home by a family member around noon Thursday. Police Capt. Jim Gregoire has said officers found a man with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound with a gun next to him. Officers also discovered two women dead of gunshot wounds.
ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) -- Three people are dead in what police are calling a murder-suicide in Ashland.
The Ashland Daily Press reports (http://bit.ly/1U7uoTc ) that a family member visiting a home Thursday discovered the bodies shortly after noon on Thursday.
Police Capt. Jim Gregoire told the newspaper officers responded and found a man with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers also discovered two women dead of gunshot wounds in the house.
Authorities haven't released the dead people's names pending notification of family. He said there was no indication of what could have led up to the shootings. The gun investigators believed was used in the shootings was found next to the dead man.
Ashland is a city of about 8,000 people on the shores of Lake Superior.