After Deaths of Former NFL Player and Wife, Their 22-Year-Old Son Is Arrested in Mexico

Photo: Todd County Minnesota Sheriff’s Office

On Saturday, 22-year-old Dylan Bennett was arrested in Cancun, Mexico, and has been charged with fatally shooting his parents — Barry Bennett and Carol Bennett, both 63 — inside their Long Prairie residence, according to a statement from the Todd County Sheriff’s Office.

It is unclear what motivated the killings.

Barry Bennett was a defensive lineman who played in the NFL from 1978 through 1988 with the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings.

A probable cause statement alleges Barry Bennett was found shot in the head and torso just inside the home’s entrance. His wife’s body was on the kitchen floor; she was shot in the back and torso.

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Dylan called authorities in Minnesota moments before he was apprehended in Mexico.

The probable cause statement says Barry Bennett had notified the sheriff’s office late last year that, while “in a mental health treatment facility,” Dylan “had expressed homicidal thoughts about killing his parents.”

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The Vikings issued a statement about the deaths Friday on Twitter, saying, “Our thoughts are with their friends and family during this difficult time.”

source: people.com