Two parents and their two teenage children were shot dead Officers of Pennsylvania they say it’s an obvious murder-suicide.
While the investigation is still in its preliminary stages, Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible called the incident a triple murder-suicide.
The state attorney’s office and North Sewickley Township Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that emergency services were called to the Pittsburgh suburb of North Sewickley around 8:30 p.m. Sunday after reports of a shooting. Authorities later determined that 911 had come from the home.
When officers arrived, they found the bodies of the parents, Clifford (51) and Michelle Hunt (48), and their two teenagers, 18-year-old Clifford Jr. and his 16-year-old brother, in serious condition. The teenagers, who each had gunshot wounds to the head, were rushed to a Pittsburgh hospital, but died Monday.
The district attorney said a preliminary investigation indicates Clifford Hunt Jr. shot and killed his parents and brother before turning the gun on himself. (Michelle Tomecsko Hunt via Facebook)
Authorities said that a preliminary investigation revealed that Clifford Jr. shot and killed his parents and brother, before turning the gun on himself.
“At this stage, it appears that the older son, Clifford Jr., may be the last survivor. There were several weapons taken from the scene,” Bible he told WTAE-TV. “We’re still sorting out what weapons were used and against whom, trying to piece together a timeline of what might have happened.”
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Police were called to the Hunts’ home in North Sewickley, Pennsylvania on Sunday. (Google maps)
The small town was left reeling after the killings, with one resident commenting that it was hard for people to “wrap around” the shooting.
Jennifer Lanham, who worked near the Hunts’ home, one of her employees said police asked them to close their store out of an abundance of caution after the incident.
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“Everybody here knows everybody. You know, we’re a very tight-knit community. Everybody looks out for everybody. So something like this here is a tragedy beyond compare,” Lanham told WTAE-TV.
“It’s really scary. It’s really hard to imagine something like this because it’s multiple murder in a small, small town,” she told the newspaper. “You just don’t hear that every day, and it’s amazing.”
Michelle’s friend remembers the 48-year-old mother of two as an animal lover.
“It’s not just one tragedy, it’s four at the same time,” Autumn Ashurst told WTAE-TV. “People are desperate for answers, and secondly, they’re desperate to see how they can help.”
Michelle and Cody Hunt are remembered for their love of aviation and volunteer work at a local museum. (Air Heritage Aviation Museum)
Michelle and Cody shared a love of aviation and volunteered at the Air Heritage Aviation Museum in Beaver Falls. The nonprofit shared that they will be “greatly missed” at the museum.
“Michelle served as secretary for the past two years. Both Michelle and Cody were enthusiastic crew members on the C-123K Fairchild Provider ‘Thunder Pig.’ it is the last known C-123 still flying in the world,” the museum wrote in a statement. “They both loved and had a great knowledge of the aircraft and enjoyed sharing its history with the people who toured it during air shows.”
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The museum noted that Cody had recently passed his pilot’s license and dreamed of flying for the Air Force. They said Michelle was a dedicated volunteer who “always turned up with a smile on her face and was ready to work”.
“She and Cody will be sorely missed by everyone at the museum and all the visitors she happily welcomed to the museum,” they said. “Both Michelle and Cody will be honored and memorialized in the museum so that all who enter will know of their contributions and selfless service to our organization. May they both fly high on angel wings.”
Cody Hunt dreamed of joining the US Air Force after graduation. (Michelle Tomecsko Hunt via Facebook)
In a statement announced earlier this week, Cody’s school, Riverside High School, honored the 11th grader noting his love of aviation, his participation in the school band as a saxophonist and his compassion for others.
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“Cody’s teachers and friends would say he was kind-hearted and always helping others. He will be greatly missed by everyone at Riverside,” the statement said.
Bill Hunt was found dead along with his wife, Michelle, in what authorities are calling a triple murder-suicide. (Bill Hunt via Facebook)
Friend Michelle Hunt set up a GoFundMe to help cover the costs of the four funerals. (GoFundMe)
Elsewhere, the community joined forces to honor the family by launching a GoFundMe to cover the cost of the four funerals.
“The unthinkable has happened to everyone who knew and loved them and this tragedy has devastated the community,” said Autumn Stang, a GoFundMe organizer. “This North Sewickley family of four lost their lives in a tragedy that we are all still struggling to come to terms with.”
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IN fast after the shooting, the North Sewickley Police Department said it was a “low-key incident” and there was no threat to the public.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Riverside Beaver County School District and the Air Heritage Aviation Museum for comment.
