New York murder-suicide gunman feared he would be cut out of family will: police

The gunman in a Sunday murder-suicide that left five people dead in a Long Island, New York, home apparently feared he was going to be cut out of his family's will when he decided to kill his three siblings and niece, police said Monday.

Joseph DeLucia Jr., a 59-year-old mechanic, legally purchased a shotgun before carrying out the crime after realizing he was going to have to move out of the home he had lived in his entire life, according to Nassau County police.

"The perception of Joseph Jr.