A FATHER said ...he snapped... after shooting dead his wife and two sons before killing himself in a murder-suicide on Wednesday morning. Joseph Anderson, 30, reportedly contacted a woman to get her to call 911 after he lashed out at his family.
Getty imagesA family of four was found dead inside a home in Ohio on Wednesday morning by Fairfield County Sheriff's Office (pictured) '/ ' He killed his wife 29-year-old Kiara Anderson and their sons, 5-year-old Joseph Anderson Jr and 2-year-old Jeffery Anderson, in the early morning shooting in the home on Westview Terrace in Lithopolis, Ohio. The woman called 911 and told the dispatcher that the couple was getting a divorce and that she was worried Joseph would do something to himself The call was abruptly stooped when the woman received a text from her mother, the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette reports. Joseph had reportedly called her mother saying that he had shot Kiara. Medics were called to the home at 9.54am, police say. There they found two children, a woman, and a man dead inside the house with gunshot wounds. Most read in The US Sun BIG BOOST $3,000 checks being sent out now as New Year surprise cash to arrive next week HIGHWAY HELL 'Up to 100 cars and semi-trucks' involved in huge pileup on icy interstate TRAGIC END Chimp beaten to death by first apes she'd met after being raised by humans CATCH HER KILLER My sister JonBenet was 'slain for sick fantasy & murderer is still alive' TRISTAN'S LOSS! Khloe stuns in bodysuit as she feels 'embarrassed' by Tristan's cheating HELP FOR HOLIDAYS Surprise $1,000 December stimulus checks being sent out in next 10 days The sheriff's office said they believe the man shot dead the three victims. He then died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, cops added. No motive for the killings has yet been given. Police have not said who called them to the home but that the caller said they had received the information second-hand. Footage from the scene shows the home on the small estate cordoned off as police continue the investigation. Sherriff Alex Lape said the scene is still being processed. He added that there is no reason to suspect the deaths are anything other than a murder-suicide. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS Source:
