A motive remains unclear as detectives continue to probe what may have driven Richard Starry’s suspected actions.
At a news conferenceheld over the weekend, authorities said they believe Starry fatally shot himself inside the Retama Manor nursing home in Robstown after gunning down his 85-year-old father, Ernest Starry, and his stepmother, 60-year-old Thelma Montalvo.
Robstown Police Lt. Enrique Paredez told reporters that officers responded to an “active shooter” at the nursing home shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, where they found the three bodies.
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As authorities were processing that crime scene, a second call was made to 911 from an unnamed family member who was concerned about Montalvo’s 41-year-old son and the couple’s teenage son.
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Officers arrived at the home Richard shared with both Montalvo’s adult son and her 13-year-old with Ernest and found their bodies.
The sons, too, had been shot to death. Their names have not been released.
All five deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide, officials said.
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The boy was an active Boy Scout,according to theCorpus Christi Caller-Times.
“Our hearts go out to the victims’ families and the residents, visitors and employees at Retama Manor who experienced this tragedy,” Robstown Police Chief Erasmo Flores said in a news release.
PEOPLE’s calls to the nursing home were not immediately returned on Monday.
source: people.com
