Alex and Michelle Caton dead in apparent murder-suicide

 Alex C. Caton is believed to have killed his 21-year-old wife, Michelle Caton, and then himself in an apparent murder-suicide in the 500 block of Country Drive in Lawson, Missouri, Wednesday night.


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Caton, 23, also is believed to have shot and wounded his father-in-law, Dale Banning. An 18-month-old child was left unharmed.

Lawson Chief of Police Brian Lafavor tells The Pitch that police found Banning, shot once, lying in the street around 10 p.m. Neighbors told police that they heard Banning saying, “My son-in-law shot me, call 911 and take care of my grandchild.”

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