Autopsies released in Fayetteville slayings
Police are still investigating their handling of a 911 call from the home of a Fayetteville man who shot his wife and two children before he turned the gun on himself.
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Family members found the bodies inside the residence on Nov. 2.
The autopsies for Connor Maxwell and Cameron Maxwell confirm that they died from gunshot wounds to the head. Connor Maxwell also had blunt force trauma to the scalp that contributed to his death. William Maxwell died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head and neck.
An autopsy report released last week indicated that Kathryn Maxwell died from two gunshot wounds to the head.
Police have not said what a possible motive was for the shootings.
Some who knew the family, however, have said that William Maxwell had recently admitted to thinking irrational thoughts. Others said nothing in his behavior would have suggested to them that he might become violent.
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