Failed Restraining Order Results In Double Murder/Suicide

"LEWISVILLE, MN - Deputies say a man who had a restraining order against him shot and killed the woman who took out the order, killed her step-dad and then shot himself.

"Watonwan County Sheriff's Department investigators say around 7:45 a.m. Sunday, they were called to a home at 386228 10th Ave. (here?) in Antrim Township after someone reported shots were fired.

"A deputy and a Madelia police officer arrived and were told shots had been fired in the basement of the home. They entered the home and found a person lying at the bottom of the basement steps.

"They then discovered two more people had been shot and killed in the basement, a 25-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man.

"Deputies say the suspect, a 28-year-old man, had just been released from jail on Jan. 14 and was not supposed to be at the home. They believe he had an argument with the woman at the home and then shot her and her step-father before shooting himself.

"Three other people in the home, an adult woman and two kids, ages 15 and 2, were not hurt.

"Investigators say the suspect was charged in December with domestic abuse against the woman he shot. He was released on bail on Dec. 21, 2009. On Jan. 5, he was again arrested for violating his no contact order. He appeared in court and was released after posting bail on Jan. 14.

"The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the State Crime Lab are helping with the investigation.

"Watonwan County says the names of all three people who died will be released on Monday. Lewisville and Antrim Township are about 35 miles southwest of Mankato."

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