A North Carolina man fatally shot his wife and three kids before killing himself in a grisly murder-suicide that left five dead over the weekend, according to authorities.
Local police identified the gunman as Robert Crayton Jr., who had a history of mental illness before the gunfire began inside a home Saturday morning. The 45-year-old man’s wife Athalia Crayton, 46, and children, Kasin Crayton and two other unidentified minors, 16 and 10, were all killed, according to High Point police.
Two other people, a relative and an acquaintance were able to escape from the home and knocked on neighbors’ doors seeking help, High Point police said. Both survivors – a man and a woman – are in their 20s.
