Law enforcement officials confirmed that a Minnesota man who vocalized his opposition to President-elect Donald Trump shot and killed his wife, his ex-partner, and his two sons before committing suicide last week.
According to The New York Post, Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa told reporters on Friday that 46-year-old Anthony Nephew had been identified as the shooter and that Nephew had a “pattern of mental health issues.”
The New York Post reported that law enforcement officials discovered 47-year-old Erin Abramson, Nephew’s ex-partner, and their 15-year-old son, Jacob Nephew, dead from gunshot wounds in their home last Thursday.
Police officials noted that after identifying Anthony Nephew as a suspect in the incident, law enforcement officials also discovered 45-year-old Kathryn Nephew, Anthony Nephew’s wife, and Oliver Nephew, their 7-year-old son, dead in their home due to gunshot wounds. Anthony Nephew was also discovered dead due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police officials.
Prior to killing himself, his wife, his former partner, and his two children, Nephew shared multiple anti-Trump and left-wing posts on Facebook.
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In one Facebook post, Nephew shared a political graphic of President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris. The caption under Trump’s face read, “hate,” while the words “hope,” “heal,” and “grow” were featured under Obama, Biden, and Harris, respectively.
In a July Facebook post, Nephew wrote, “Not that anyone cares, but as an Independent voter, I would really like to see both the political parties in our country pick better candidates. We can do better than a binary choice between fascism and not fascism.”
In another July Facebook post, Nephew wrote, “My mental health and the world can no longer peacefully coexist, and a lot of the reason is religion.”
“I am terrified of religious zealots inflicting their misguided beliefs on me and my family. I have intrusive thoughts of being burned at the stake as a witch, or crucified on a burning cross,” Nephew added. “Having people actually believe that I or my child are Satan or, the anti-Christ or whatever their favorite color of boogie man they are afraid are this week.”
In another social media post, Nephew claimed that the “Republican answer to domestic violence” is to make it “harder for women to leave” abusive relationships.
