52-year-old Kenneth Ayers also injured his ex and shot at his mother

Mar 25, 2013 04:21 GMT  ·  By
Pennsylvania home is scene of gruesome violence as father kills toddler son, self
   Pennsylvania home is scene of gruesome violence as father kills toddler son, self

Kenneth Ayers, a 52-year-old man from Pennsylvania, shot and killed his 2-year-old son and then himself during a custody exchange. He also injured his estranged wife and shot at his mother, the AP reports via Delaware Online.

The woman has a protection order against Ayers, who was of a violent disposition. However, he still had visitation rights with Michael, their 2-year-old son.

On Saturday, Ayers stopped by his mother’s house in Barree Township to see his son, which is when he got into a fight with his ex. He shot her in the legs and arm with his handgun.

He also shot and killed his son, whose body he tried to take in his pickup truck before the boy’s mother retrieved it. For that, he shot her again. She is expected to survive, despite the injuries.

Hours later, police found the man’s body in the truck: he had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.