Police: Pontiac man, 27, killed mother, brother before turning gun on himself

The man charged with killing his mother and brother at a Pontiac hotel requires 24-hour medical care at the Peoria County jail for injuries he suffered after an apparent suicide attempt.

Cody Hetherington is charged with the Aug. 20 shooting deaths of his family at thePalamar Motel, where the three of them were living, according to the Pantagraph in Bloomington. Police say he then turned the gun on himself, and it could be two weeks before he is transferred to theLivingston County jail.

Meanwhile,Livingston County is being billed for his housing and medical care. He's being held on $300,000 bond.

Pontiac Police Chief Jim Woolford saidhe is confident they have solid information on key aspects of the case, but a motive has not been determined with certainty.

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Police: 2 dead in Pontiac motel were victims of homicide

PONTIAC — Authorities discovered the bodies of a mother and son Tuesday in a Pontiac motel, both victims of homicide.

Family members contacted by the Daily Leader in Pontiac said the mother and son — Tyler R. Friant, 22, of Pontiac — were shot to death at their residence in the Palamar Motel, located in the 200 block of South Ladd Street, and another son was gravely injured.

The injured person was taken to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, but was later discharged, according to a nursing supervisor. He apparently was taken to a hospital in Springfield. A nursing supervisor at St. John’s Hospital said she could give out any information on the person or his condition.

Police were called to the Palamar shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday to conduct a wellness check on a resident, the chief said.

"One of the residents’ co-workers or boss was concerned" when that person did not show up for work Tuesday and asked police to conduct the check, Pontiac police Chief James Woolford said.

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