4 killed in Kentucky murder-suicide identified

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The Latest on the deaths of four people whose bodies were found after firefighters responded to a Kentucky house fire (all times local):

5:40 p.m.

Authorities have identified four family members found dead in what police call a murder-suicide in a Kentucky home that was set on fire.

Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Eddie Robinson said Monday the victims include a married couple and their two children.

He says all four died of gunshot wounds.

Robinson says 33-year-old Brad Hettinger died at the scene Sunday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

The deputy coroner says Hettinger’s wife, 32-year-old Billie Jo Hettinger, died of gunshot wounds to the chest and head. He says her identification is tentative pending review of dental records.

Robinson says their children – 5-year-old Collin Hettinger and 4-year-old Courtney Hettinger – each died of a single gunshot wound to the head.

Robinson says the mother and children were burned from the fire.

He says the mother’s body was found in the basement and the children were found in their beds.

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5 p.m.

Louisville police say the deaths of four people were the result of a murder-suicide in a Kentucky home that was set on fire.

Police Lt. Todd Kessinger said Monday that two young children and their mother were shot and killed before the house was set on fire Sunday.

He says a fourth person in the house sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Authorities have not yet identified the victims or the relationship between the alleged shooter and the victims.

The victims were found in the home after firefighters responded to the fire in an upscale suburban neighborhood in southeast Louisville.

Kessinger says the investigation is continuing and did not offer a possible motive.

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3:20 a.m.

Louisville police are investigating the deaths of four people found in a home after firefighters responded to a house fire.

Louisville Metro Police Department spokesman Dwight Mitchell tells local media outlets that the fire Sunday was caused by arson, but wouldn’t comment on how the four people died. At least one child was among the dead.

Mitchell says the Jeffersontown and McMahon fire departments responded to a fire call Sunday afternoon in southeast Louisville. Investigators quickly determined the fire was arson.

Jeffersontown Fire Chief Sean Dreisbach says there were multiple fires set on different floors of the home.

Homicide detectives are investigating. A possible motive or suspects have not been announced.

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