Divorce A Factor In Triple Murder/Suicide

"MODENA, MO — Authorities say a man in the midst of a divorce apparently killed his estranged wife and two acquaintances before committing suicide in rural northern Missouri.

"The Mercer County Sheriff's Office identified the shooter Sunday as 50-year-old John Hufford and the victims as 37-year-old-Misty Hufford, 33-year-old Waylon Wages and 41-year-old Lisa Tunnell. All four were from the Princeton area.

"Sheriff Stephen Stockman says officers discovered the bodies Saturday afternoon after receiving a report of a shooting southwest of the small town of Modena. He says it was `an apparent triple murder-suicide` and told the St. Joseph News-Press that the shooter killed his wife because the two were divorcing.

"Modena is located about 95 miles northeast of St. Joseph.

"A news release says the investigation is ongoing but no arrests are expected."

From Westport News...