Police: Mother kills adult son, then herself in Bismarck

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Police say a mother killed her adult son before taking her own life in Bismarck. Lt. Luke Gardiner says officers went to a residence about 3 p.m. Tuesday (Aug. 23, 2022) after police received numerous requests for a welfare check on the woman and her son. Officers entered the residence and found the bodies of 45-year-old Michelle Myers of Tennessee and 25-year-old Dylan Myers of Bismarck. Gardiner says the preliminary investigation shows the mother killed her son and then herself. Police did not release further details, including how the crime was carried out. Autopsies have been ordered.