From Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM –Jefferson County deputies found a woman and her two children shot dead in a McCalla home when they were called by a relative to conduct a welfare check.
Monday, officials identified the victims as 49-year-old Doris Hutcheson and her children 14-year-old Kimberly Hutcheson and 12-year-old Peyton Hutcheson.
Stephen Sean Hutcheson, who law enforcement officials identified as the husband of Doris Hutcheson and father of the children, was not at the residence and is currently being sought.
Stephen Sean Hutcheson, 47, is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. He may be driving a 2005 silver Dodge Stratus with the tag number 1AS7156.
Deputies did not identify Stephen Hutcheson as a suspect, but said they need to find him because they are concerned for his safety and need to find out what information he may have that relates to the shootings.
Deputies arrived at the 5900 block of Coleman Lake Road in McCalla just before 7 p.m. Sunday.
A concerned relative who told deputies that their brother and sister-in-law had not been heard from all weekend had requested the welfare check.
Deputies arrived with another relative and forced entry into the residence, Randy Christian of the Jefferson County sheriff’s office reported.