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<h6><span style="color: #4d3a3a;"><strong>&#8216;I just killed my whole family &#8211; and I couldn&#8217;t have done it without a gun!&#8217;</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4d3a3a;"><strong>Kevin Heimsoth, 56, early Thursday morning, allegedly admitted &#8216;to murdering his wife, dog and cat, in chilling Twitter messages thanking NRA just minutes after the attack</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4d3a3a;"><strong>&#8216;Moscow Mitch and everyone else for making this possible. Some should call for a wellfare check at [address] in Bellimgham Wa. Lots of blood&#8230;thoe [sic] dog was the hardest&#8217;, Heimsoth allegedly tweeted a minute later </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4d3a3a;"><strong>Kevin Heimsoth is suspected of shooting his wife Lynn, 58, and their two pets inside their Bellingham, Washington apt on Thursday morning</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4d3a3a;"><strong>It&#8217;s reported that he may have taken to Twitter in the aftermath of the alleged attack to confess to the killings</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4d3a3a;"><strong>He then turned the gun on himself , and now is in critical condition with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Seattle hospital, under police guard</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #4d3a3a;"><strong>Heimsoth allegedly sent out four tweets which read in part &#8216;I just killed my whole family &#8211; and I couldn&#8217;t have done it without a gun,&#8217; and &#8216;Thanks to everyone at the NRA&#8217; </strong></span></h6>
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<h6 class="mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><img class="alignnone wp-image-340061" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Lyn-Heimsoth-3.jpg" alt="Lyn Heimsoth 3.JPG" width="691" height="900" />Kevin Heimsoth is believed to have killed his elementary school principal wife, Lynn, [photo], her beloved Golden Retriever Sukha, and a pet cat at their condominium in Bellingham, Washington on Thursday morning</span></strong></h6>
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<p><span style="color: var(--color-text);">A 56-year-old man from Bellingham, Washington state accused of shooting dead his wife and their two pets may on Boxing Day have admitted to the murders in a series of chilling Twitter posts. </span></p>
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<p>Kevin Heimsoth is believed to have killed his elementary school principal wife, Lynn, her beloved Golden Retriever, Sukha, and a pet cat at their of Bellingham condominium on Thursday morning, before turning the gun on himself.<br />
The shooter is in critical condition with a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday, Dec. 27, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle under police guard.<br />
In a shock twist, <a class="class" href="https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/crime/article238772443.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Bellingham Herald </a>reports that Heimsoth may have tweeted the National Rifle Association, President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Mitch McConnell in the aftermath of the alleged rampage.<br />
An account that investigators say belongs to Kevin Heimsoth sent out four reply tweets shortly after 3am on on Dec 26, with the user stating that he had just killed his wife and pet dog.<br />
<span style="color: var(--color-text);">The first tweet was a reply to the NRA&#8217;s Christmas message, and read: &#8216;Guns don&#8217;t kill people, people do. Guns just make it a lot easier. AR-15 makes it super easy.<br />
</span>&#8216;I jsit [sic] killed my whole family, and i couldnt have done it without a gun! I&#8217;m too much of a coward, a knife would have been waaay [sic] too hard. So, thanks to everyone at the NRA&#8217;.</p>
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<h6 class="mobile-gallery-icon"><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><img class="alignnone wp-image-340067" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Thanks-to-NRA-by-Kevin-Heimsoth-1.jpg" alt="Thanks to NRA by Kevin Heimsoth 1.JPG" width="944" height="1328" /><strong>Kevin Heimsoth, it is alleged, sent out four reply tweets shortly after 3am on Thursday morning. The user stated that he&#8217;d just killed his family </strong></span></h6>
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<h6 class="mobile-gallery-icon"><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><img class="alignnone wp-image-340056" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/The-Heimsoths-condominium-in-Bellingham-Wa.jpg" alt="The Heimsoth's condominium in Bellingham, Wa.JPG" width="898" height="487" /><strong>Kevin Heimsoth allegedly shot and killed his wife Lynn, their Golden Retriever and their pet cat, before turning the gun on himself inside their Bellingham condominium [photo], early Thursday morning</strong></span></h6>
<div><span style="color: var(--color-text);">The tweet was timestamped at 3:09 am Pacific Time. Investigators say that gunshots were heard by neighbors at around 2.45 am. </span></div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">The user of the account posted a separate tweet a minute later, which stated: &#8216;Moscow Mitch and everyone else for making this possible. Some should call for a wellfare check at [address] in Bellimgham Wa. Lots of blood&#8230;thoe [sic] dog was the hardest&#8217;.<br />
<span style="color: var(--color-text);">The user of the account then posted the original tweet two more times, replying to messages sent out by President Trump and Mitch McConnell.<br />
</span>Heimsoth is also alleged to have turned the gun on himself. He was wounded and remains in hospital under police guard.<br />
While it has not been confirmed that the Twitter account belongs to Kevin Heimsoth, records show that it is connected to emails and phone numbers that are linked to him.</p>
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<h6 class="mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-340066" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Lyn-Heimsoth-and-her-pooch-greet-her-young-sudents-in-school-1.jpg" alt="Lyn Heimsoth and her pooch greet her young sudents in school 1.JPG" width="676" height="367" />Lynn Heimsoth [right], had been principal at Sunnyland Elementary School since July 2017. The school head would frequently bring her beloved Golden Retriever to school to help calm the nerves of her young students</span></strong></h6>
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<div class="mobile-gallery-icon"><span style="color: var(--color-text);">County sheriffs say Lynn was found next to her beloved therapy dog, Sukha, at the scene.<br />
Lynn, a long-time teacher had been principal at Sunnyland Elementary School since July 2017, and would frequently bring the pet pooch to school to help calm the nerves of young children, according to <a class="class" href="https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/homicide-investigation-underway-bellingham/D6TW5JO4WJGNDHQHNGJJLOH4LE/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">KIRO 7.</a><br />
Lynn and Sukha would regularly greet students together at the front gate at the start of the school mornings.<br />
The pair even appeared in a video together posted on the school website.<br />
The school district paid tribute to the educator on Friday, stating: &#8216;Lynn was a passionate, equity-driven instructional leader. She loved kids to the core and always kept students&#8217; needs at the center of her work.&#8217;</span></div>
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‘I jsit killed my whole family, and i couldnt have done it without a gun! …. a knife would have been waaay too hard… thanks to … the NRA!’ Kevin Heimsoth from Washington admits to the murder of his wife, dog and cat on Boxing Day, in chilling Twitter messages, thanking rifle association, minutes after the attack
