Three People Found Dead in Happy Valley Home; Suspect Later Found Dead
In Happy Valley, Oregon, three people were found shot to death in their home: 78-year-old Patricia Lynn Campbell, 47-year-old Katie Lynn Kinder, and 15-year-old Evan Scott Kinder. Police identified 45-year-old Edward Villa, Katie Lynn Kinder’s boyfriend and a resident of…
Champaign Urbana & Springfield Decatur, IL, October 22, 2026 —
Three people were found shot to death in a home in Happy Valley, Oregon. They were identified as 78-year-old Patricia Lynn Campbell, 47-year-old Katie Lynn Kinder and 15-year-old Evan Scott Kinder.
Police identified 45-year-old Edward Villa as the suspect. Villa was Katie Lynn Kinder’s boyfriend and lived in the home, according to the information provided. He was later found dead in a motel room from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The account provided does not specify when the three people were found, who discovered them or how much time passed before Villa was found. It also does not identify the motel’s location or provide further details about the circumstances of the deaths.
No motive, additional suspect information or statements from police were included in the available details. The information also does not say whether authorities have described the case as closed or whether any further investigative steps are planned. Those details cannot be confirmed from the information provided.
The known account identifies the three people found in the home and states that police named Villa as the suspect before he was found dead. Beyond those facts, no further timeline or official findings were provided. The date of the incident and the agency handling the case were not specified.
Story summarized from the original created by KPTV News staff, Makenna Marks, Abby Davis, Leslie Dominique, Jordan Gartner on www.wandtv.com, see more information here.
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