A young Connecticut woman and a husband and wife have been identified as victims in a tragic shooting on Friday which may have stemmed from homophobia, family members say. 

Lauren “Lela” Leslie was visiting her girlfriend at the home of David and Delores Wisdom when the shooting occurred, the Journal Inquirer reported. David allegedly killed his wife Delores and Leslie before turning the gun on himself, police say.

Two other people were at the home at the time of the shooting. One person, who has not yet been identified, was found with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Another person, identified as David’s son, was unharmed. 

UPDATE on Windsor Locks “Domestic Related Murder Suicide” Autopsies done per CT. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner: 1. David Wisdom: Gunshot wound (suicide) 2. Delores Wisdom: Gunshot wounds (homicide) 3. Lauren “Lela” Leslie (pictured): Gunshot wounds (homicide) @FOX61News
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Family members of Leslie say that their loved one’s relationship with a woman who lived at the Wisdom’s home may have triggered the shooting. Leslie’s siblings said she previously mentioned her girlfriend’s stepfather, David, was uncomfortable with the relationship. 

Police arrived at the scene after learning of reports of yelling and screaming coming from the residence. While they said they are aware of the situation between Leslie and her girlfriend, they “don’t know if that was the trigger for everything that happened.”

Despite Leslie’s family’s concerns, the police department said they are still investigating the shooting and working to determine what events occurred before the incident, WFSB reported.  

“This could have been the result of an ongoing battle in a toxic relationship, or something could have recently surfaced which sparked what had happened,” Lt. Paul Cherniak said. 

Family members of Leslie arrived on the scene shortly after the shooting, reflecting on the 18-year-old. 

“Lela just had graduated last year and was talking about doing bigger things and moving and finally being able to get out of her shell,” Dondre Leslie, Lela’s brother, said.

“You can’t find people like her often,” he said of his sister. “I’m not going to see her ever again. This is my new reality.”

Lela’s brother, Jhavier Leslie, said his sister was proud of her sexual orientation.

“She fought for that. She wasn’t always herself. She had to grow into that, she had to fight for it, through all the prejudice that she went through, people judging her, and the things they would say about her,” Jhavier recalled. “It’s very difficult for me to know, that now, her being her true self and living in her reality, this is the result of that.”

“It’s hard to go through this new reality of not having her here, but I think this is a part of a bigger issue in society that needs to be address of just homophobia and the dangers around that,” he said, according to The Hartford Courant.

Delores, 44, worked at the Connecticut Food Bank/Foodshare and was remembered as more than just a co-worker by the company’s CEO.

“Heartbroken and devasted dont even begin to describe what we’re feeling today,” President and CEO Jason Jakubowski said.