The early Monday double-murder in Bradley is believed to have been premeditated by the person who later took his own life.
All three people in the home were related, according to a news release issued by Bradley police on Tuesday.
Bradley police (Tuesday) released the names of three people found deceased from an apparent double-murder-suicide in a home in the village Monday. Police Chief Don Barber said in a news release, it appeared it was a premeditated incident. All three people were related.
89-year-old Wayne McCarty, and his 88-year-old wife, Patricia McCarty, were murder victims. They were killed by their 61-year-old son, Michael McCarty, who then took his own life. The autopsy determined the cause of death was by firearm. Chief Barber stated, items collected at the scene gave all indications of the son being distraught and the incident being premeditated.
Bradley police officers responded just before 6 am to a “911 call” at a residence in the 200 block of South Prairie Avenue in Bradley. All three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
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