A man wanted for the deaths of three people in southern Indiana was found dead inside a pickup truck Monday, police said.

Police had been searching for Richard Lee Burton Jr., 47, after they discovered three bodies in a home in Washington County about 4:30 p.m Sunday, police said. Officers were conducting a welfare check at the time.

Officials named Burton a person of interest shortly after the gruesome discovery. Sunday night's investigation led police to believe he was "responsible for the deaths." Burton was also living at the home at the time.

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A tipster called the station shortly after 8 a.m. Monday about Burton's pickup truck — a blue 1997 Dodge Ram — parked at the Blackwell Horse Camp. Officers found the body believed to be of Burton inside the truck.

The identities of the three people found dead in the home have not been released pending autopsy results.

Police initially said Burton was considered "armed and dangerous."