House fire deaths in Mower County determined to be murders, suicide

The death of three boys and their father at their home in Grand Meadow has been determined to be three murders and a suicide, not a deadly fire, according to an update from the Mower County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday.

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Several agencies responded to the single-family home fire on Sunday in Grand Meadow — about 20 miles east of Austin, Minn.

The sheriff’s office says that the father of the victims, 38-year-old Levi David Christenson, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His three children, two 14-year-old boys and a 7-year-old boy, were killed by gunshot wounds. Their deaths are considered homicides.

The family is asking for privacy after this tragedy, the press release says, but are appreciative of the Grand Meadow com...