Seven-year-old Tate McCoy Spillett was one of three children found fatally shot in their Preston, Idaho, home on February 19, 2017. Tate, a White male, was discovered in his bed after a family friend checked on the house late that afternoon; his six-year-old sister Jessica Spillett and fifteen-year-old stepbrother Corbin Hillaker were also found deceased in their rooms. Investigators determined the children had been killed by gunshot wounds from a semi-automatic rifle while they slept on a Sunday morning.

Police named the children’s 37-year-old father, Tate Spillett Sr., as the sole suspect and concluded he used the same rifle to take his own life. The children’s mother was out of state on a work trip in Illinois at the time, and authorities suggested the incident was connected to the parents’ divorce. The Preston Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, and Idaho State Police reported no other people were involved.

If anyone knew Tate or his siblings, or has information about the family leading up to February 19, 2017, please share what is remembered.