PERSON IN NORTH CAROLINA, SUSPECTED OF HAVING THE DANGEROUS CORONAVIRUS. AND, PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DEFENSE TEAM LAYS OUT ITS ARGUMENT FOR ACQUITTAL IN THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. FIRST TONIGHT, WE’RE FOLLOWING DEVELOPING NEWS NEAR THE COAST. DEPUTIES IN CRAVEN COUNTY ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATHS OF FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS IN VANCEBORO. SHERIFF CHIP HUGHES TELLS NBC AFFILIATE WITN THAT HE IS WAITING FOR AUTOPSY RESULTS, BUT EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THE DEATHS WERE THE RESULT OF A MURDER-SUICIDE. THE VICTIMS ARE MICHAEL AND APRIL IRELAND, AND THEIR THREE KIDS, WHO ARE EIGHT MONTHS OLD, THREE-YEARS-OLD, AND FOUR-YEARS-OLD. HUGHES SAYS DEPUTIES DISCOVERED THE VICTIMS DURING A WELFARE CHECK AT A HOME. HE HOPES TO RELEASE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOU
NC man kills wife, 3 children, dog, then himself, police say
Michael Ireland, 39, shot his family and then himself, police say
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Updated: 3:14 PM EST Jan 27, 2020
A North Carolina family of five was killed by a man who shot his wife, three young children and their dog before shooting himself in the head, authorities said.Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes provided details Monday about the deaths of the family in Vanceboro, about 110 miles southeast of Raleigh, media outlets reported. The bodies were discovered Friday after a family member told authorities that she had been unable to contact the family since Wednesday evening.When deputies arrived, they saw a body through a partially opened curtain and forced their way into the home, Hughes said. They found the body of Michael Ireland, 39, in the master bedroom with a gunshot to the head and a revolver beside his body. The family dog was in the same room.The bodies of 26-year-old April Ireland and 8-month-old Caroline were on a living room couch. Michael, 4, and Bryson, 3, were on another couch in the living room. All had a single gunshot wound.The sheriff said there were no signs of a struggle inside the home.
VANCEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina family of five was killed by a man who shot his wife, three young children and their dog before shooting himself in the head, authorities said.
Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes provided details Monday about the deaths of the family in Vanceboro, about 110 miles southeast of Raleigh, media outlets reported. The bodies were discovered Friday after a family member told authorities that she had been unable to contact the family since Wednesday evening.
When deputies arrived, they saw a body through a partially opened curtain and forced their way into the home, Hughes said. They found the body of Michael Ireland, 39, in the master bedroom with a gunshot to the head and a revolver beside his body. The family dog was in the same room.
The bodies of 26-year-old April Ireland and 8-month-old Caroline were on a living room couch. Michael, 4, and Bryson, 3, were on another couch in the living room. All had a single gunshot wound.
The sheriff said there were no signs of a struggle inside the home.
