Dad shot 3-year-old son in the back while he was asleep then turned the gun on himself after lying next to dead boy: Family

Police successful Minnesota confirmed that a begetter and lad recovered fatally changeable were victims of a murder-suicide.

Gene Bartnes, 45, and his 3-year-old lad Koltyn were found dormant of gunshot wounds connected Monday day aft Bartnes' member went to the location to cheque connected them. According to the Becker County Sheriff's Office, Bartnes' member became acrophobic erstwhile the begetter did not amusement up for enactment that morning. When the member entered the home, helium recovered Bartnes dead. Deputies aboriginal recovered Koltyn's body.

On Tuesday, constabulary confirmed that Bartnes killed his lad earlier turning the weapon connected himself. Koltyn's mother and surviving siblings revealed much details astir the killing, including the 3 termination notes Bartnes near behind.

In an interview with section NBC affiliate KVLY, Kristi Frazier, Koltyn's mother, said that constabulary told her astir however her erstwhile spouse and toddler lad died. Frazier told KVLY that Koltyn was changeable successful the backmost portion helium was asleep, "then his dada crawled into furniture adjacent to him and changeable himself successful the chest."

Frazier said Bartnes had perchance suffered from intelligence wellness issues. Her landlord told her that erstwhile helium saw Bartnes anterior to his death, helium "seemed off."

The parent told KVLY that Bartnes reportedly near 3 termination notes — 1 for her, 1 for instrumentality enforcement, and 1 offering an apology for his actions. Frazier said she had not been capable to work immoderate of the notes aft constabulary confiscated them arsenic portion of their probe into the deaths.

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On a GoFundMe leafage started to support Frazier, a person noted that Frazier was a time attraction supplier for her community. The household told KVLY that the ceremonial was presently connected hold.