Police say man, parents died in double-murder, suicide in western Michigan

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Show Caption Hide Caption Police investigating double-murder, suicide in Hastings Three people were found dead from gunshot wounds in Hastings on Sunday.

HASTINGS, Mich. — Authorities say a western Michigan man fatally shot his parents before turning the gun on himself.

The Hastings Police Chief Jeff Pratt says officers Sunday found the bodies of 77-year-old Judith Wilson, 79-year-old Robert Wilson, and 54-year-old Richard Garrett Wilson.

Pratt says the son died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

“There is no risk to the public," said Hastings Police Chief Jeff Pratt to WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids. "I believe everything that occurred inside that residence was contained to just that residence. No matter where you are and whatever city you’re in, you’re going to have domestic situations in each neighborhood.”

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Officers were called the home the three shared after a friend discovered their bodies. The friend had gone to the home because the family didn't show up at church.

It's unclear what sparked the shootings.

Hastings is located about 30 miles southeast of Grand Rapids.