Mecosta County Sheriff Investigating Heartbreaking Triple Shooting in Morton Township

Three people are dead in what Mecosta County Sheriff Brian Miller believes was a murder-suicide.

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The Mecosta County Sheriff's office was contacted Wednesday morning around 10:30am by a woman related to the family after she couldn't get ahold of her brother or her parents.

When a deputy arrived at the home in Canadian Lakes for a welfare check he knocked on the door and nobody answered.

The deputy then looked into one of the houses windows and saw a body lying on the floor.

When the deputy entered the home on Edgewater Drive off of Main Street in Morton Township he found 64-year-old Thomas Pinard who owned the home, along with his parents George Jedrey, 79, and Betty Jedrey, 85 all deceased from apparent gun-shot wounds.

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Thomas Pinard's parents moved into his home about 8 years ago so he could be their primary caretaker.

During that time police say they never received calls about any instances or disturbances at the home.

News 8 talked to a neighbor about the family and said;

“They’re very nice people. The mother’s been sick on and off, but they’re super nice people. I’m shocked to hear this.”

I don't know if will ever know what caused this sad incident to happen, but my thoughts are with the woman who called in the welfare check along with her family.

If you or someone you know is going through a tough time or having thoughts of self-harm, help is available 24/7 by calling or texting 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) in the U.S. and Canada.