Man Kills Grandson and Then Himself
An elderly man shot and killed his teenage grandson before taking his own life Sunday, according to a Sonoma County sheriff’s spokesman.
Windsor police and the Sheriff’s Department evacuated Royal Manor Court Trailer Park shortly after a midmorning call from Carl Donohue, who said he had shot and killed his 18-year-old grandson, Jesse, Lt. Matt McCaffrey said.
Police had spent more than five hours outside the trailer when they heard a gunshot and saw smoke coming from the home. Firefighters contained the fire shortly afterward but did not say what caused the fire.
When police entered the trailer about 4 p.m., they found the bodies of both men, McCaffrey said. It appeared both had been shot to death.
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