The Democrat's father, Anthony Nephew, railed against Trump and killed his family by murder and suicide

A Minnesota father who railed against President-elect Donald Trump online shot and killed his wife, ex-partner and two sons before turning the gun on himself, authorities said.

The shooter, 46-year-old Anthony Nephew, had “a number of mental health issues,” Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said Friday – a day after authorities found five people dead in two homes in the city.

Authorities found Anthony Nephew's ex-partner Erin Abramson, 47, and her son Jacob Nephew, 15, dead of apparent gunshot wounds in their home Thursday afternoon, police said.

After police identified Anthony Nephew as a suspect, they found his 45-year-old wife, Kathryn Nephew, and their seven-year-old son, Oliver Nephew, dead of gunshot wounds at their family home nearby.

Anthony Nephew was also found dead in the home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Before his rampage, Anthony Nephew had shared left-wing and anti-Trump posts on his Facebook account.

“My mental health and the world can no longer coexist peacefully, and a large part of the reason for this is religion,” Anthony Nephew wrote in July.

“I am terrified that religious zealots will force their false beliefs on me and my family. I have intrusive thoughts of being burned at the stake as a witch or crucified on a burning cross.

“To actually make people believe that me or my child is Satan or the Antichrist or whatever their favorite Boogie Man color is that they're afraid of this week.”

In another post, he accused Republicans of “making it harder for women to leave abusive relationships.”

“Gilead, here we come,” he wrote, referring to “The Handmaid's Tale,” a dystopian novel-turned-Hulu series in which women stripped of their rights are forced to reproduce for the ruling class .

Anthony Nephew shared other political posts, including a picture of former President Barack Obama, Trump, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The word “hate” sits under Trump’s face, while the words “hope,” “heal,” and “grow” correspond with Democratic politicians.

“No one cares, but as an independent voter I would really like to see both political parties in our country choose better candidates,” he wrote in July. “We can do better than a binary choice between fascism and non-fascism.”

Anthony Nephew even previously issued frightening warnings about his mental health issues, writing in a 2021 editorial in the local Duluth News Tribune: “For millions of Americans, breakdown leads to suicide – or murder before suicide.”

“Mental health in this country is stigmatized, ignored or viewed as a burden that individuals must bear alone, with little help and less understanding,” he wrote.

“Americans deny they have mental health problems. Because they have to, because they’re told to, or because they don’t realize their minds are broken.”

Police in Duluth, a city of nearly 90,000 people about 135 miles north of Minneapolis, have not yet determined a motive for the shooting.

Police said there is no ongoing threat to the community.

With post wires.