Sean Ganey from Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee sent a text message asking forgiveness from his pastor before he went on a killing spree and Pastor Corey Trimble said he's beating himself up for not being able to stop the man from killing his wife, her father, her stepmother and himself.
Trimble said that he was aware of the Ganey's marital troubles as wife Cassidy had apparently wanted a separation from her husband.
When Sean sent Trimble a text last Monday, the pastor said that he wasn't able to talk to him properly. It was Memorial Day and he planned on spending it with family. So, Trimble asked Sean if they could get together the next day.
Around 2:00 p.m. the pastor received more texts from Sean.
"I found it odd that he sent me two texts out of the blue that just said, 'I'm sorry,' and 'Pastor, please forgive me,'" the pastor told the press. "That is odd."
Shortly after, police responded to a report about gunshots. They found Sean and his wife dead in the bedroom, along with two other people, Kenny Adair, Cassidy's dad, and Shelly Lorenz-Adair, her stepmother.
Police said that a few days before the killing, they were in the Ganey's home because of a suicide threat. Sean was taken to the hospital and his weapons were embargoed.
Police, however, are still investigating the weapon Sean used for the murder-suicide.
The Ganeys have a daughter, Piper, who was not hurt in the incident. Reports say that neighbors took her to safety.
A friend of Sean's said the couple had planned to divorce and Sean was worried that he would not be allowed to see his daughter anymore.
A GoFundMe page set up by a friend to raise funds for 5-year-old Piper praised Cassidy "one of the sweetest, brightest, and godly people I or anyone has ever met."
"Cassidy and Piper were the absolute best of friends. Cassidy strived for Piper to see God through her and worked each day for Piper to know and love our God," the appeal reads.
