RAMSEY, Minn. — Authorities believe the deaths of a married couple in Ramsey were a murder-suicide.

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

According to a press release, authorities said 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 said 41-year-old Bryce Monson shot his wife multiple times with a handgun, then shot 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.