Three people were killed in a Chester, Virginia home on Thanksgiving night, November 23, 2017. Thirty-year-old Candice Kunze was shot and killed inside the house alongside her mother, 58-year-old Jeanett Gattis. Candice’s boyfriend, 36-year-old Andrew Buthorn, was shot and killed in the front yard while apparently trying to flee.

Police say the shooter was 58-year-old Christopher Gattis, Jeanett’s husband and Candice’s stepfather, who worked as a youth pastor. Officers arriving after the alarm company was notified found Gattis seated on the front steps and the victims deceased.

Gattis was arrested at the scene and charged in connection with the deaths. The attack left a family and congregation reeling and raises questions about what led to such extreme violence in a household dispute. If anyone knew Candice, her family, or has information about the events that night, please share it with investigators.