CHESTER, Va. (AP) — A youth pastor in Virginia has been charged with fatally shooting his wife, her daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend on Thanksgiving Day.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Friday that 58-year-old Christopher R. Gattis is being held at a county jail without bail. The shootings occurred at the house they all shared in Chester, which is about 20 minutes south of Richmond.
Police said 58-year-old Jeanett Gattis and her daughter, 30-year-old Candice Kunze, were found inside the home. Kunze’s boyfriend, 36-year-old Andrew Buthorn, was found outside. Officers took Gattis into custody at the scene.
Gattis is the youth pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Chester.
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Neighbors said Jeanett Gattis’ daughter had moved back home about six weeks ago from Oregon and had brought along her boyfriend.
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Information from: Richmond Times-Dispatch, http://www.richmond.com