Trump supporter murders wife, kills family dog, shoots daughter

The Michigan man who gunned down his wife, nearly killed their daughter and was fatally shot by police had fallen down a “rabbit hole” of conspiracy theories leading up to the shooting, his other daughter said.

Igor Lanis, 53, believed “deep state” forces stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump, staged mass shootings and the "fake" Jan. 6 riot, and hatched plots to harm Americans with vaccines and 5G technology, Rebecca Lanis said Wednesday.

Igor Lanis, a suburban Detroit auto industry employee, was arguing with his wife, Tina Lanis, 56, and daughter Rachel Lanis, 25, early Sunday when the two women were about to drive away from their home — but not before he opened fire with a shotgun, Rebecca Lanis said.

Igor and Tina Lanis with their daughters Rebecca, left, and Rachel.
Igor and Tina Lanis with their daughters, Rebecca, left, and Rachel in 2004.Courtesy Rebecca Lanis
Rebecca Lanis, 21, who wasn't home at the time of the shooting, said she doesn't know what sparked the argument that turned deadly.

“They were both going to leave. My mom was grabbing something in the house before they were leaving," she said. "As my sister was waiting in the porch, my dad shot her, my sister. Then he also shot my mom.”

The murder in Walled Lake, Michigan

Rachel Lanis called 911 at about 4:11 a.m. Sunday and “stated that she had just been shot by her father” on Glenwood Drive in Walled Lake, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

When deputies and Walled Lake police arrived, Igor Lanis came out the front door with a Remington 870 pump action shotgun and shot at officers before they returned fire and killed him, the sheriff’s office said.

Tina Lanis was found dead, “shot multiple times in the back, and it appears that she was also attempting to flee out of the front door,” the sheriff’s office said.

The family dog, Sammy, also was found dead, shot multiple times.

Rebecca Lanis suspects her father, her mother and her sister could have been arguing about politics or conspiracy theories, but she hasn't asked her surviving sister.

“I just didn't want to know. I don’t really want to know," she said.

Rebecca Lanis said she wished she had been there early Sunday, believing she could have quickly ushered her sister and mother to safety.

"I kind of wonder if I could have driven up there at 4 and then they could have run into my car and we could have driven away," she said. "I don’t know."

Ben Reilly wrote:

The Michigan man who gunned down his wife, nearly killed their daughter and was fatally shot by police had fallen down a “rabbit hole” of conspiracy theories leading up to the shooting, his other daughter said.

Igor Lanis, 53, believed “deep state” forces stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump, staged mass shootings and the "fake" Jan. 6 riot, and hatched plots to harm Americans with vaccines and 5G technology, Rebecca Lanis said Wednesday.

Igor Lanis, a suburban Detroit auto industry employee, was arguing with his wife, Tina Lanis, 56, and daughter Rachel Lanis, 25, early Sunday when the two women were about to drive away from their home — but not before he opened fire with a shotgun, Rebecca Lanis said.

Igor and Tina Lanis with their daughters Rebecca, left, and Rachel.
Igor and Tina Lanis with their daughters, Rebecca, left, and Rachel in 2004.Courtesy Rebecca Lanis
Rebecca Lanis, 21, who wasn't home at the time of the shooting, said she doesn't know what sparked the argument that turned deadly.

“They were both going to leave. My mom was grabbing something in the house before they were leaving," she said. "As my sister was waiting in the porch, my dad shot her, my sister. Then he also shot my mom.”

The murder in Walled Lake, Michigan

Rachel Lanis called 911 at about 4:11 a.m. Sunday and “stated that she had just been shot by her father” on Glenwood Drive in Walled Lake, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

When deputies and Walled Lake police arrived, Igor Lanis came out the front door with a Remington 870 pump action shotgun and shot at officers before they returned fire and killed him, the sheriff’s office said.

Tina Lanis was found dead, “shot multiple times in the back, and it appears that she was also attempting to flee out of the front door,” the sheriff’s office said.

The family dog, Sammy, also was found dead, shot multiple times.

Rebecca Lanis suspects her father, her mother and her sister could have been arguing about politics or conspiracy theories, but she hasn't asked her surviving sister.

“I just didn't want to know. I don’t really want to know," she said.

Rebecca Lanis said she wished she had been there early Sunday, believing she could have quickly ushered her sister and mother to safety.

"I kind of wonder if I could have driven up there at 4 and then they could have run into my car and we could have driven away," she said. "I don’t know."

Trumpism is a deadly disease.

Maddog wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:

The Michigan man who gunned down his wife, nearly killed their daughter and was fatally shot by police had fallen down a “rabbit hole” of conspiracy theories leading up to the shooting, his other daughter said.

Igor Lanis, 53, believed “deep state” forces stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump, staged mass shootings and the "fake" Jan. 6 riot, and hatched plots to harm Americans with vaccines and 5G technology, Rebecca Lanis said Wednesday.

Igor Lanis, a suburban Detroit auto industry employee, was arguing with his wife, Tina Lanis, 56, and daughter Rachel Lanis, 25, early Sunday when the two women were about to drive away from their home — but not before he opened fire with a shotgun, Rebecca Lanis said.

Igor and Tina Lanis with their daughters Rebecca, left, and Rachel.
Igor and Tina Lanis with their daughters, Rebecca, left, and Rachel in 2004.Courtesy Rebecca Lanis
Rebecca Lanis, 21, who wasn't home at the time of the shooting, said she doesn't know what sparked the argument that turned deadly.

“They were both going to leave. My mom was grabbing something in the house before they were leaving," she said. "As my sister was waiting in the porch, my dad shot her, my sister. Then he also shot my mom.”

The murder in Walled Lake, Michigan

Rachel Lanis called 911 at about 4:11 a.m. Sunday and “stated that she had just been shot by her father” on Glenwood Drive in Walled Lake, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

When deputies and Walled Lake police arrived, Igor Lanis came out the front door with a Remington 870 pump action shotgun and shot at officers before they returned fire and killed him, the sheriff’s office said.

Tina Lanis was found dead, “shot multiple times in the back, and it appears that she was also attempting to flee out of the front door,” the sheriff’s office said.

The family dog, Sammy, also was found dead, shot multiple times.

Rebecca Lanis suspects her father, her mother and her sister could have been arguing about politics or conspiracy theories, but she hasn't asked her surviving sister.

“I just didn't want to know. I don’t really want to know," she said.

Rebecca Lanis said she wished she had been there early Sunday, believing she could have quickly ushered her sister and mother to safety.

"I kind of wonder if I could have driven up there at 4 and then they could have run into my car and we could have driven away," she said. "I don’t know."

Trumpism is a deadly disease.

You sound like someone on the far right talking about Muslims..

Ben Reilly wrote:

Maddog wrote:

You sound like someone on the far right talking about Muslims..

That's a very good point. Why would someone who follows a political movement do so with a fervour reminiscent of deep religious faith?

Anyway, point taken. If you can point me out some peace-loving insurrectionist Q-anon people, I'd be happy to learn more about them.

Maddog wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:

Maddog wrote:

You sound like someone on the far right talking about Muslims..

That's a very good point. Why would someone who follows a political movement do so with a fervour reminiscent of deep religious faith?

Anyway, point taken. If you can point me out some peace-loving insurrectionist Q-anon people, I'd be happy to learn more about them.

I guess it depends on what "Trumpism" is?

Is it simply support, or does it require cult like adherence and the desire to harm others in support of him?