American Father kills son, Shoots Wife And Committed Sucide

Breaking News: According to a March 24 ABC top news report, an American father killed his 2-year-old son and shot himself on Saturday. While trying to retrieve her son's dead body, the man's estranged wife was also shot in the face, but is expected to survive the attack. This happened in Pennsylvania and an ongoing investigation into the shooting is part of an alleged murder-suicide over a heated child custody battle, according to authorities.

Huntingdon County authorities say Mr. Kenneth Ayers, 52, is the man believed to be behind the bloody rampage that left him and his son Michael dead.

Ayers' estranged wife, Hollie Jo, filed a "protection from abuser order" against him, but it allowed for visits with the couple's son. "Father kills son, self" updates paint a gruesome set of details.

Yesterday's visit was arranged to take place at the man's mother's home in Barree Township. However, at some point, Ayers and Jo got into a heated argument.

At some point, the alleged shooter pulled out a handgun and shot the woman in her arms and legs. He then turned the gun on his son and fired, killing the child.

Moments later, he placed the child's lifeless body into the back of his truck and shot his wife in the face as she was retrieving her son.

Authorities say Ayers even shot at his own mother, who tried to intervene. Luckily, she escaped unharmed.

After the father killed his son, he turned the gun on himself. Police found his body miles away in a deserted area of Warriors Mark Township.

A source wrote that it's "unknown" why the man was carrying a gun when it was forbidden in the restraining order. However, with the history of alleged abuse, arguably, it's obvious why he had a firearm at the time of the shooting.

Sadly, children are often caught in the middle of domestic squabbles. While domestic matters involving children are not rare, when a father kills a son and himself, it's unsettling.