The son of a Vermont town official was arrested in New York on Friday in connection to the fatal shootings of his father, his stepmother and his 13-year-old stepbrother, whose bodies were found at their home in Pawlet early Sunday in what state police are calling a triple homicide.

Brian Crossman Sr., 46, was fatally shot in the head and torso, and Erica Crossman, 41, died from a gunshot wound to the head, Vermont state police said in a news release , citing the state medical examiners office. Colin Taft, who was Ericas son and Brian Sr.s stepson, suffered multiple fatal gunshot wounds, the medical examiner said.

Authorities announced the arrest of Brian Crossman Jr., 23, who was living in Granville, New York, on Friday afternoon. He is being held without bail in New York state, pending extradition proceedings for his return to Vermont.

Crossman Jr., who had been visiting for the weekend, contacted police shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday, saying that he had discovered the bodies of his family after going for a midnight walk, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by HuffPost. The state police corporal who arranged to meet him at a nearby school said Crossman Jr.s clothes were covered in reddish-brown stains consistent with blood.

Crossman Jr. said he was covered in blood because he had tried to drag his fathers body out of the house, the corporal said.