Brandon Taylor Cole Cause Of Death, Obituary Unavailable Yet – According to authorities, a mentally ill shooter admitted to killing four relatives at their Minnesota home before turning the pistol on himself on Wednesday.
As reported by nypost.com, While the family slept Tuesday night, Brandon Taylor Cole-Skogstad, 29, shot his aunt, uncle, two young cousins, and their dog, according to authorities. According to police, he later killed himself with the murder weapon when cops arrived at the house the next afternoon.
According to officials, a SWAT team uncovered the carnage after entering the house after the final gunshot was heard.
The horrifying sight was discovered after police in nearby Hermantown were summoned to check on Cole-welfare. Skogstad’s Authorities said relatives said he was having a mental breakdown and planned to murder family members.
Authorities in Hermantown then contacted their Duluth counterparts to check on the family’s residence, but they didn’t arrive in time, according to police.