Mentally ill son killed mother, brother and himself in Apple Valley home

The older of two sons, described by those who knew him as mentally ill, was the person who shot his mother, brother and then himself in a murder-suicide this past weekend in an Apple Valley home, according to a newly filed court document.

A family member identified the three found dead shortly after noon Saturday in the home in the 13600 block of Upper Elkwood Court as Janice L. Petrovich, 60, and sons Alexander J. Petrovich, 27, and Jonathan "Jack" J. Petrovich, 23.

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