Man kills mother, grandmother, himself, police say

The Colony West apartments at 1420 Breckenridge Drive are seen Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Little Rock police said Joshua Minor, 38, shot Lisa Rochelle Minor Chapman, 60; and Betty Joe Chapman, 86, and himself Wednesday in Apartment 51.
The Colony West apartments at 1420 Breckenridge Drive are seen Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Little Rock police said Joshua Minor, 38, shot Lisa Rochelle Minor Chapman, 60; and Betty Joe Chapman, 86, and himself Wednesday in Apartment 51.

A Little Rock man has killed his mother and grandmother before killing himself, police said early Thursday.

Officers responded shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday on a condition call at an apartment at 1420 Breckenridge Drive, Little Rock Police Department Sgt. Cassandra Davis said in a statement. There, officers talked with some family members who were concerned because they hadn't heard from three of their relatives, Davis said.

Once officers gained entry to the apartment, they saw that Joshua Minor, 38; Lisa Rochelle Minor Chapman, 60; and Betty Joe Chapman, 86, had all been shot to death, police said.

The evidence at the scene led police to believe that Joshua Minor killed the women before committing suicide, Davis said. Minor and the Chapman women had been living together, and "Homicide Detectives were able to determine that there had been ongoing tension between Mr. Minor and his grandmother, Betty Joe Chapman," Davis said.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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1420 Breckenridge Drive

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The Colony West apartments at 1420 Breckenridge Drive are seen Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014.

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