Police: Father Killed 4 Relatives, Self in Weekend Shooting

Police work the scene of a murder-suicide in High Point, N.C., in January 2023. Courtesy of WXII

HIGH POINT, N.C.—A shooting that left five dead in North Carolina occurred when a man shot and killed his wife and three children and then himself, police said Monday.

The High Point Police Department issued a news release saying that Robert Crayton Jr., 45, shot the other four and then died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday.