ex NFL player Barry Bennett and his wife murdered by suspect on the run from police

[pwaldo]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Minnesota.html

The 22-year-old adopted son of former NFL football player Barry Bennett and his wife has been charged with shooting dead his parents in their rural Minnesota home.

Police are continuing to search for Dylan John Bennett, who is believed to be have fled to Mexico.

A criminal complaint was signed Friday against Bennett, charging him with the shooting deaths of Barry, 63, and Carol, 66, inside their Long Prairie home.

Both were discovered two days earlier by authorities who came to the home after a friend had gone there to do a welfare check, according to the Todd County sheriff's office.

The couple had not responded to phone calls or text messages for about a day.

Barry Bennett played 11 seasons in the NFL, spending six with the Jets from 1982 to 1987, four with the New Orleans Saints from 1978 through 1981 and and his final year with the Minnesota Vikings in 1988.

Authorities say the Bennetts were found shot and alleged that the couple's adopted son had expressed thoughts of killing them in December, while lodged at a mental health facility.

The complaint says his car, a blue 2018 Hyundai Sante Fe with a Minnesota license plate of BCK-487, was left at the scene with an empty box for a 9 mm handgun inside, along with ammunition. Earlier reports had placed the car out-of-state.

Authorities say they traced transactions after the Bennetts' death, suggesting their adopted son had flown to Mexico. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

[bakemeister52]

That is so sad, I remember watching him when he played for the Jets! RIP brother!