1 Dead, 2 Injured In MA Murder-Suicide: Bristol County DA

FALL RIVER, MA — One person is dead and two others were injured Wednesday when a Fall River man opened fire on his fianceé's family before turning the gun on himself, according to authorities.

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said 25-year-old Christopher Jean Baptiste killed his fianceé's father and injured her mother and sister in an early-morning shooting in the 500 block of Bank Street in Fall River.

Officers responded to the home shortly after 3 a.m. after receiving a 911 call from the shooter's fianceé, Quinn said.

When first responders arrived at the home, Jean Baptiste had shot himself, according to authorities. He was taken to St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River where he was pronounced dead.

The fianceé's father, 69-year-old Hubert Labasquin, was taken to Rhode Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The mother and sister, identified only as a 59-year-old woman and a 25-year-old woman, were taken St. Luke's Hospital. Both are expected to survive, Quinn said.

An investigation found the family of Jean Baptiste's fianceé had been living with the couple while searching for another place to live. According to authorities, Jean Baptiste told his fianceé he was unhappy with the living arrangement and that her family needed to leave.

Authorities said Labasquin was involved in a "physical struggle with Jean Baptiste" when he was shot.