An apparent triple murder of a local politician and his family has left the small rural community of Pawlet in Vermont shocked and in mourning by the horrific incident.

On Sunday, police responded to a 911 call and discovered the deceased bodies of Pawlet Select Board member Brian Crossman, 46, along with his wife Erica, 41, and her son from a previous relationship, Colin Taft, 13, according to the Daily Mail.

Thus far, the police have not arrested anyone or divulged a suspected motive for the triple slaying, though it was revealed that they have a person of interest in mind who is a relative of the victims.

911 call leads to discovery of murdered family

According to Vermont News & Media, police received a 911 call about a suspicious person at a residential farm along Route 133 early Sunday morning and, when officers arrived near the scene they found an individual waiting in "blood-covered clothing" at a nearby school, when then accompanied them to the residence where the three dead bodies were found.

That unidentified individual is now a "person of interest" and is believed to be related to the victims. The Vermont State Police revealed that though no arrests or charges have been made yet, they believe this was an isolated incident and there was "no indication of a threat to the public."

The outlet confirmed that the two adult victims were identified as Brian and Erica Crossman, who were just recently married in June and had moved out to the farm that had been in Brian's family for several generations but had fallen into a state of disrepair.

Crossman was trying to restore the family farm

"That house is like my great grandfather[s], so everybody congregated there. There were five brothers, so it's a big family," a neighbor who is also a relative told the outlet.

The neighboring relative added of Brian, who'd assumed control of the property from his sister, "He was cleaning it up and working the farm. I think he was just trying to make a new start and trying to run the family farm. And, yeah, this just is, like, the last thing I expected."

They further stated that Crossman was a "good" and "hardworking" person, and said, "It's hard to even make sense of what happened," and added, "I just know three people are dead, and that's not good."

Vermont News & Media reported that Brian Crossman worked as a lineman for a local power company and had just joined the small community's Select Board in March, where he was slated to serve a one-year term with his primary task being to serve as a liaison with the Highway Department and be in charge of buildings.

Community "shaken and grieving" over the "devastating loss"

Local CBS affiliate WCAX reported that despite the horrific murder of a member just two days earlier, the Pawlet Select Board went forward with a scheduled meeting on Tuesday, with flowers marking the seat that Crossman would have occupied.

"Brian Crossman was a friend and a neighbor, a hardworking community member, who, just this year, stepped up to join the Pawlet Select Board," Chairman Mike Beecher said to start the meeting. "This tragedy that struck him and his family also hit our community very hard. We are all shaken and grieving. Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this devastating loss."

The Daily Mail noted that the Vermont State Police said in a statement on Wednesday that "VSP’s investigation remains active and ongoing. No one is currently in custody."

The state law enforcement agency added, "Detectives request that any members of the public who have information potentially relevant to this case contact the Rutland Barracks at 802-773-9101 or provide an anonymous tip online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit."