Identical Twin Brothers Die In Murder-Suicide
A long-running feud between two twin brothers has ended in a murder-suicide, police have said. Travis and Eric Carlson, 39, were found dead a day apart last week.
Police say Eric shot his brother Travis on Thursday October 19 as he was building a fence on a rural road near Camp Crook, in Montana,USA at around 5pm. They found Eric the next day dead inside a ranch in Ekalaka, 11 miles away. Authorities say he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to Carter County Sheriff Neil Kittelmann, the brothers had been fighting for around a year. He did not reveal what their dispute was about, saying, “Nobody thought it was serious;” adding it was a “brother-family-type thing.” The brothers were buried in a joint service on Sunday.
Eric had at least two children and a partner. It is not known whether his brother had a family of his own. Their relatives have given no indication as to what the pair were fighting about. Both men lived in Canton, South Dakota, but Eric also had a property in Montana.
His brother was building a fence when he was shot.
Two handymen who were with him on the job said they did not see the actual shooting but that it happened after Eric arrived at the site. Tributes poured in to both brothers on social media as news of their death spread. Both were frequently referred to as ‘good men’ who will be missed by friends and relatives.
(People magazine)
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