Sheriff: Brothers' dispute led to triple murder-suicide

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Prior to killing himself on August 29, he shot his kid and a third guy.

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Justin Bracken, 34, Douglas Dulmage, 56, and Richard Bracken, 64, were among those killed.

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The Brackens had been harvesting crops on Dulmage's land south of Cando for him.

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According to Hillier, an inquiry revealed that Robert and Richard Bracken had a disagreement.

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which, before to the shootings, "had been rising for a week or more."

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According to Hillier, the other three also perished from numerous gunshot wounds.

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[{"selector":"#anim-084cfbe9-bbc4-4c09-85df-449c100159f4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.499999772451451%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Cando is located 40 miles (65 kilometres) south of the Canadian border and 118 miles (190 kilometres) west of Grand Forks. Cando is located 40 miles (65 kilometres) south of the Canadian border and 118 miles (190 kilometres) west of Grand Forks. Credit: digitaldeluxes.com Credit: digitaldeluxes.com