NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A pair celebrating their fiftieth marriage ceremony anniversary had been stabbed to dying, together with one other member of the family, in what legislation enforcement officers stated was most likely a random assault.

The our bodies had been present in a house in Newton when the couple did not arrive at church Sunday morning, police stated. Police fear that the killer or killers could also be nonetheless at giant, and residents in close by neighborhoods had been urged to stay vigilant.

“Two of the individuals were celebrating a golden wedding anniversary this weekend. As you can imagine, this would be tragic on any day. To have family gathered for this kind of a celebration makes it particularly tragic,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan stated Sunday night.

Preliminary investigation signifies that there have been indicators of compelled entry and that the victims had been stabbed, Ryan stated.

“Their 50th anniversary was to be celebrated in a blessing after Communion at the 10 a.m. Mass,” the Rev. Dan Riley, of Our Lady Help of Christians, advised WCVB.com. “I can’t go into the details about who discovered them — but we became notified, and myself and a number of the staff spent the day there.”

He described the three individuals killed as “three beloved parishioners — salt of the earth people, just great, great people.”

There was an tried break-in a couple of half-mile from the victims’ residence early Sunday, but it surely’s unclear if the 2 crimes had been associated, Ryan stated.

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