MINERAL COUNTY, Mont. — A father shot his two young sons, killing one, before fatally shooting himself in a Montana home over the weekend, authorities said.
According to KPAX and KWYB, the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office responded to the home near St. Regis shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday. Deputies found Anthony Dascher, 37, and his 7-year-old son dead from gunshot wounds, the news outlets reported. Dascher’s 4-year-old son, who also had been shot, was flown to a hospital in Washington state, where he remains on life support, deputies said.
Investigators believe Dascher was the shooter and are calling the incident a murder-suicide, KWYB reported.
The Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the shooting with assistance from the Montana Department of Criminal Investigation, according to KWYB.
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