Murder-Suicide Suspected in Deaths of Ramsey Couple

Authorities believe the deaths of a married couple in Ramsey were a murder-suicide. 

The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office says police were sent late Friday night to a home where dispatchers could hear screaming and crying. 

Authorities say a violent confrontation was happening in the home, and the husband was the aggressor. 

The wife, identified as 30-year-old Courtney Monson, sought refuge in a basement room with three of her four children.  Witnesses say 41-year-old Bryce Monson shot his wife multiple times with a handgun, before turning the gun on himself.  Officers found both the man and woman dead. 

The four children range in age from 2 to 12.  

Family members are caring for the children.