Man attacks father, stepmother in apparent double murder-suicide, Murphy police say

3 dead in Murphy double murder-suicide

Murphy police are investigating the deaths of three people in a quiet residential neighborhood. They believe a 35-year-old man shot two others before shooting himself.

MURPHY, Texas - Three people were killed in an apparent double murder-suicide Monday at a home in Collin County.

Police said they were called to a home in a residential neighborhood of Murphy, east of Plano, around 6 p.m.

They found a 57-year-old Tracy Cantu dead from a gunshot wound in the driveway. Inside the house, 63-year-old Federico Cantu was also deceased.

Police said the suspected shooter was 35-year-old Vincent Cantu.

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He was found in the home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was taken to Medical City Plano where he was later pronounced dead.

Murphy Police believe Vincent showed up to his father and stepmother's home just after 6 p.m. with another individual and attacked his father and stepmother with several weapons, before turning his gun on himself.

The other person was identified and is cooperating with Murphy police.

The motive for the violence and the circumstances leading up to the shooting are unknown.