ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — St. Louis County police are investigating the deaths of three people Thursday morning.
Police said officers responded to the 200 block of Glandore Drive in West St. Louis County for a welfare check of a man just before 11 a.m. Thursday. When officers arrived, they found two women and a man dead with gunshot wounds inside a home.
Police identified the women as Mary Raab, 64, and Claire Gyurkikiss, 27. The man was Paul Gyurkikiss, 61. Police said all three lived in the home.
Online property records indicate Raab and Paul Gyurkikiss were married and Claire was their daughter.
Police said an investigation led officers to believe the man shot the two women before shooting himself in a probable double murder-suicide.
Anagoly Sivak, a neighbor, said he was working from home when it happened and heard the sirens but never imagined it was something like this.
"I can't believe it. This subdivision is very safe and very quiet," he said.
Sivak said the people in the house kept to themselves.
"Very nice people. I never talked to them, but they were very quiet," he said.
Jessica Woolbright with St. Martha's Hall said it's heartbreaking to hear these stories over and over.
"I don't know what it's going to take. Missouri ranks sixth in the nation of women being murdered by men," she said.
Woolbright said it's a terrifying statistic our state constantly ranks high in.
"We've gone from second to seventh, but we're always in the top ten and it's not something we should be proud of," she said.
While Woolbright and many others are working daily to put an end to that statistic, she believes tragedies like this one, can't be stopped alone.
"Until we end violence in the home, we are never going to end violence in schools or on the streets and it's everyone's problem. It's not just on the police. It's not just on the courts. It's not just on our representatives and senators. We are all impacted in this, and we all have to be part of the fight," she said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210. To remain anonymous, contact CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.
This is a developing story. 5 On Your Side will update information as it is confirmed.
Resources for crime victims:
If you have been a victim of a crime or know someone who has been, 5 On Your Side has compiled a list of resources.
The Crime Victim Center of St. Louis has multiple programs to support victims of crime. Crime Victim Center’s programs range from direct services to crime victims as well as “creating awareness and change within the systems they encounter.”
Life Outside of Violence "helps those harmed by stabbing, gunshot or assault receive the treatment, support and resources they need to find alternatives to end the cycle of violence."
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has the Neighborhood Healing Network, which serves people who have experienced crime, violence or been the victim of an incident that caused trauma.
Cure Violence is an international organization that is present in a handful of St. Louis neighborhoods. Violence interrupters are trained to deescalate violent situations within their own communities.
