Man kills his wife and 3 children in North Carolina murder-suicide, officials say

A man with a history of mental illness opened fire inside his North Carolina home, killing his wife and three children before turning the gun on himself, police said Monday.

Robert J. Crayton Jr., 45, fatally shot Athalia A. Crayton, 46, Kasin Crayton, 18, and two other children, who were 16 and 10, on Saturday morning, High Point police said.