By Associated Press - Friday, March 6, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) - The mother is responsible for a murder-suicide that left four members of a Reno family dead this week, police said Friday as they continued their search for a motive.

Joan Huber, 53, shot her husband and their two teenage sons before taking her own life, Reno police said in a statement. There’s no known motive at this time, police said.

Authorities found the bodies Wednesday when they went to check on the family after relatives and friends hadn’t heard from them for several days, police said in a statement.



The victims were identified as 50-year-old Adam P. Huber, 17-year-old Adam J. Huber and 16-year-old Michael P. Huber. The teens were students at Damonte Ranch High School, which canceled athletic and other school activities Wednesday and made counselors available for students and staff.

The Irish Times reported Friday that Joan Huber is originally from a town near Killarney in County Kerry in southwestern Ireland.

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