US Election: Man Kills Family Members, Commit Suicide Over Donald Trump’s Victory

[Richard Ogunsile]

A man named Anthony Nephew, from the United States, has reportedly taken his own life along with his wife, former partner, and two of their children, following Donald Trump‘s victory in the just concluded election on November 5.​

According to the New York Post, reports said the 46-year-old father from Minnesota had been filled with rage over Trump’s victory.

Naija News learnt that the individual responsible for the massacre, had a history of mental health problems, Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa revealed on Friday, the day after the discovery of five fatalities in two separate residences in the area.

The investigation led to the discovery of Anthony Nephew’s former partner, Erin Abramson, at 47, and their 15-year-old son, Jacob Nephew, who had died from gunshot injuries in their residence on Thursday afternoon, according to police reports.

Upon identifying Anthony Nephew as a suspect, authorities also found his 45-year-old wife, Kathryn Nephew, and their 7-year-old son, Oliver Nephew, deceased from gunshot injuries in their family home located nearby.

Andrew Nephew and family


Prior to the incident, Anthony Nephew was said to have been posting content that was left-leaning and critical of Trump on his Facebook profile.

“My mental health and the world can no longer peacefully coexist, and a lot of the reason is religion,” Nephew’s post in July reads.

Another said: “I am terrified of religious zealots inflicting their misguided beliefs on me and my family. I have intrusive thoughts of being burned at the stake as a witch or crucified on a burning cross.

“Having people actually believe that I or my child are Satan, or the anti-Christ, or whatever their favourite boogeyman they are afraid of this week.”

In another post, the US citizen accused Republicans of “making it harder for women to leave” abusive relationships.

“Gilead, here we come,” he wrote, referencing The Handmaid’s Tale, a dystopian novel turned Hulu series in which women, stripped of their rights, are forced to reproduce for the ruling class.

Anthony Nephew also shared other political posts, including an image of former President Barack Obama, Trump, President Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris. The word “hate” was under Trump’s face, while the words “hope,” “heal,” and “grow” corresponded with the Democratic politicians.

“Not that anyone cares, but as an Independent voter, I would really like to see both the political parties in our country pick better candidates,” he wrote in July.

“We can do better than a binary choice between fascism and not fascism.”

Nephew was said to have previously issued a warning about his struggles with mental health, writing in an op-ed for the Duluth News Tribune in 2021,

“For millions of Americans, a breakdown leads to suicide — or homicide before suicide.”

“Mental health in this country is stigmatized, ignored, or treated as a burden for the individual to bear alone, with little help and even less understanding,” he wrote.

“Americans deny they have mental health struggles — because they have to, because they’re told to, or because they don’t realize their mind is broken.”

However, authorities in Duluth, a city of nearly 90,000 residents about 135 miles north of Minneapolis, have not yet determined a motive for Nephew’s shootings.

The New York Post quoted police as saying there is no ongoing threat to the community.

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