On November 25, 2016, four people were found dead inside a room at the Hampton Inn on Harold Bentley Avenue in Fairbanks: 54-year-old Linda Hutton, 22-year-old Emily McDonald, 22-year-old McKay Hutton, and 8-week-old Teagan Hutton, a white female. A single firearm was recovered in the room, and autopsies later confirmed all four deaths were caused by gunshot wounds.

Fairbanks police reported preliminary evidence indicating three murders followed by a suicide, identifying 22-year-old McKay Hutton as the person who killed his mother Linda Hutton, his wife Emily McDonald, and their infant daughter Teagan before turning the gun on himself. Investigators reported no immediate signs of drugs or alcohol and did not disclose the weapon’s make, model, or exact placement. A man encountered crying in the hallway directed officers to the door; that man was later identified as former Fairbanks police officer Al Hutton.

Authorities did not determine a motive, and with the suspected shooter deceased at the scene no arrests were made. If anyone knew the family or was in the area that afternoon, does anything about their behavior or plans in the days before November 25, 2016, stand out?