Colorado murder-suicide: Mom killed toddler son, self in Rocky Mountain National Park, officials say

A Colorado mom fatally shot her toddler son, then turned the gun on herself last week at Rocky Mountain National Park, authorities revealed Monday.

A heart-wrenching update: The coroner's office has confirmed that this was a murder-suicide. There is also evidence to suggest that Tristen Watson was recently pregnant. https://t.co/ETlkR3Ngiz
— KRDO NewsRadio (@KRDONewsRadio) January 29, 2020

According to the Coloradoan, Tristen Watson, 24, and her 17-month-old son, Christopher, both of Colorado Springs, were found dead at the park Friday, rangers said. Officials discovered the bodies after receiving a report of a suicidal person on the premises, the newspaper reported.

KRDO reported that Watson had announced she was pregnant in a recent Facebook post. Authorities have not confirmed that she had been expecting another child, but a third victim, Aspen Ann Watson, is named in Watson's obituary.