Murder-Suicide

Gene Bartnes shot his 3-year-old son Koltyn in the back while the boy slept, then turned the gun on himself, according to the child's mother. The bodies were discovered on March 30 in Holmesville Township after Bartnes failed to show up for work. Police confirmed the deaths as a murder-suicide.

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A 30-year-old Texas man fatally shot his 6-year-old daughter and her mother in a premeditated parking lot ambush before killing himself, authorities said. The attack stemmed from a custody dispute and occurred Friday afternoon outside Birdville ISD Stadium in Haltom City. Police described the incident as carefully planned under the pretense of handing over money.