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Residents of the Lilley Lodge Assisted Living Facility in North Pole, Alaska, couldn’t wait for 22-year-old nursing assistant Emily McDonald to bring her newborn daughter into the center.

But that day never came to pass.

On Friday, the young mother, who was still on maternity leave, was the victim of a murder-suicide at the hands of her husband, McKay Hutton, 22, according to the Fairbanks Police Department. Hutton also fatally shot their infant daughter, eight-week-old Teagan Hutton, and his own mother, Linda Hutton, 54, before turning the gun on himself.

“I’m just in shock,” McDonald’s longtime employer, Lilley Lodge owner Terry Ann Gainer,...

The Fairbanks Police Department has announced that their preliminary investigation shows that 22-year-old McKay Hutton is allegedly responsible for shooting three other victims before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Friday.

In an update released on the Fpd Facebook page late Saturday, authorities said Hutton allegedly shot his mother, 54-year-old Linda Hutton, 22-year-old Emily McDonald and 8-week-old Teagan Hutton. Authorities said they have not yet established a motive in the case.

According to their Facebook pages, McDonald and McKay were married and recently welcomed a child, Teagan. The pair also shared several photos...

Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after four bodies were found in a hotel room in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Friday, according to a statement released by the Fairbanks Police Department.

Police responded to a call from hotel staff at the Hampton Inn regarding a “suspicious circumstance,” according to the statement. When they arrived, they found an adult male crying in the hallway before discovering four dead bodies. All were inflicted by gunshot wounds.

Those individuals have been identified as 54-year-old Linda Hutton, 22-year-old Emily McDonald, 22-year-old McKay Hutton and 8-week-old Teagan Hutton.

According to their Facebook pages, McDonald and McKay...