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According to the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday authorities responded to a report of a man with a gun and shots being fired at a residence in Mecosta Township. When they arrived on the scene, officers discovered three children – all under the age of 10 – and their mother dead.
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Dawn Gillard was 40 years old.
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A Michigan community is mourning the loss of a mother and her three children after they were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds inside their home.
According to the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday authorities responded to a report of a man with a gun and shots being fired at a residence in Mecosta Township. When they arrived on the scene, officers discovered three children – all under the age of 10 – and their mother dead.
“The three young siblings have been identified as 6-year-old Katelynn Gillard, 4-year-old Ronald Gillard and 3-year-old Joshua Gillard,” Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a release Monday. “Their mother,Dawn Gillard was also killed, presumably by their father and husband, a 51-year-old male, who then is believed to have turned the firearm on himself, leading to a gunshot wound to the head.”
The man was transported to Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital and later transferred to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, before being transferred to the University of Michigan Hospital, where he continues to be in critical condition for his injuries, according to the MCSD.
“The male’s name is being withheld until he is arrested and formally charged,” Sheriff Brian Miller added in the news release. “In the near future, information will be limited so as to not jeopardize any future criminal proceedings, and out of respect to the family.”
“No matter how much you prepare yourself for something like this in our line of work, it never is easy. It sticks with you. Our hearts go our to the remaining family members, who have to go on with their lives not having their loved ones part of it,” Sheriff Miller tells PEOPLE in a statement.