TLDR
- Family members have identified the children as Alanah Moore, two, Cassidy Graham, six, and Kyrie Graham, eight
- The woman has been identified as their mother Aubrianne Moore, 28
- The bodies were found in a home in northern Kent County, Michigan, but authorities think the children were shot somewhere else
- Family members said they believe Moore, who has a history of mental illness, killed her children and then herself
- The sheriff said there was no threat to the public and authorities did not believe a shooter was on the loose
A mother and her three young children were found shot dead at their rural Michigan home on Monday.
The bodies of Alanah Moore, two, Cassidy Graham, six, Kyrie Graham, eight, and their mom Aubrianne Moore, 28, were all discovered by a woman in Kent County who then called 911.
Family members told WOOD-TVthat Moore killed her children and then herself.
Alanah Moore, 2, (pictured above) is one of the alleged victims of Aubrianne Moore, her mother
Moore's other two daughters Cassidy Graham, 6, (pictured left) and Kyrie Graham, 8, (pictured center) are the other two alleged victims
Family members have told Wood-TV that Moore (pictured above) killed her children and then herself
They added that Moore had a history of mental illness and was previously admitted to a mental health facility.
Cops have not officially confirmed the victims' identities are still investigating the slaying.
Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young says authorities responded Monday at around 3 p.m. to a property in Solon Township, near Cedar Springs, a community about 30 miles north of Grand Rapids.
Aubrianne Moore, 28, is pictured right along with her friend Kasey Jo
Authorities have indicated there's a second crime scene where the children were shot, but investigators currently don't know where that is.
LaJoye-Young would not say whether it was a murder-suicide but did say there was no threat to the public and that authorities did not believe a shooter was on the loose.
She called the scene 'a horrific thing to be called to' and said 'my heart goes out to the families involved here and the community.'
Authorities have indicated there's a second crime scene where the children were shot, but investigators currently don't know where that is
Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young would not say whether it was a murder-suicide but did say there was no threat to the public and that authorities did not believe a shooter was on the loose
LaJoye-Young says authorities responded Monday at around 3 p.m. to a property near Cedar Springs, a community about 30 miles north of Grand Rapids
Three girls and their mother are found shot dead at a home in Michigan in apparent murder-suicide | Daily Mail Online
