According to officials, a father of four shot and killed his wife, mother, and father in separate New York locales before executing his father and himself at a shooting range while his kids were at school.
On Thursday, Erik Bergum’s body was discovered beside to that of his father, Mark Bergum, at the outdoor range in Newstead, northeast of Buffalo. The range was where Mark Bergum was shooting when his son joined in, according to a press conference held by Erie County officials.
According to District Attorney John Flynn, “the son really started shooting at the range and then went ahead and killed his father.”
Erik Bergum’s wife, son, and other people were found dead as a result of the investigation.
“Every time I received a call it was gut-wrenching,” Garcia said at a news conference, “when the mother was found dead, when the wife was found dead. Thank God the kids were at school.”
Authorities claimed that a note written by Erik Bergum that was discovered in his car detailed the murders, proving that he had premeditated the shooting rampage. The motive was not stated in the note.
Investigators think Bergum killed his mother at his mother’s residence after shooting his wife first.
After murdering the women, Erik Bergum was able to drive to a remote shooting range, where he joined his father for target practise before shooting him. Garcia found it chilling. According to the sheriff, murder-suicides are frequently acts of
“For that to be planned out, we’re thinking that morning, and for him to actually shoot at the shooting range with his rifle and have a great grouping from 100 yards lacks that passion and it’s so calculating,” he said.
Flynn said Mark Bergum had earlier told a witness at the range that his son was coming to join him and the witness moved over to make room.
“There is no indication that the father was aware of what the son had just done,” Flynn said.