Police in Chesterfield County have arrested Christopher Gattis in a domestic-related triple homicide occurring at a home in Chester, PA., Thanksgiving night.
Police responded to an alarm call in the 14900 block of Dogwood Ridge Court around 11:30 p.m. When they arrived, officers found a man dead in the front yard of a home. They also found two women dead inside the house.
The victims have been identified as 36-year-old Andrew E. Buthorn, 58-year-old Jeanett L. Gattis and 30-year-old Candice L. Kunze. Police say all three victims were shot to death.
The suspect, 58-year-old Gattis, was located at the scene and arrested without incident.
Police said J. Gattis is the suspect’s wife and that Kunze was her daughter. Buthorn is believed to be Kunze’s boyfriend.
Jeanett Gattis worked at Napier Realtors for 15 years.
Gattis was active in the Grace Lutheran Church, serving as a middle school and high school youth ministries coordinator. The church issued a statement to 8News.
Police have charged C. Gattis with three counts of first degree murder and three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He is being held without bond at Chesterfield County Jail. He will appear in court on November 27.
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