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Christopher Gattis, 58, was charged with three counts of
first-degree murder and three counts of using a firearm in the
commission of a felony, Sergeant P.H. Zoffuto of Chesterfield
County Police said in a statement issued Friday.
Police said Jeanett Gattis, 58; her daughter Candice Kunze, 30;
and Andrew Buthorn, 36, who was Kunze's boyfriend, were shot to
death at the home in Chester that they shared with Gattis
shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The incident appeared to be domestic in nature, police said, but
they were still investigating.
Gattis was a youth pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Chester,
according to Gattis' Facebook page. Chester is a suburb of
Richmond, Virginia.
“Members of Grace Lutheran Church are deeply saddened by the
loss of life last night as a result of three individuals being
shot in Chester, and this tragedy included members of Grace
Lutheran Church,” the church said in a statement posted on its
website.
Gattis was being held in county jail with no bond, police said.
He is scheduled to appear in General District Court on Monday.
(Reporting by Chris Kenning in Louisville; Editing by Frank
McGurty and Leslie Adler)
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