Manhunt is on for 'armed and dangerous' suspect in Alabama triple homicide who 'shot dead his estranged wife and her relatives before going on the run with another woman'

Authorities in Alabama are searching for a man suspected of shooting dead his estranged wife, her sister and the sister's boyfriend before going on the lam with another woman.  

Decatur police said Carson Ray Peters, 58, has three capital murder warrants out for his arrest, and that both he and his suspected travel companion, April Hanner, should be considered 'armed and dangerous.' 

Court documents have revealed that Peters and his ex were in the middle of a divorce at the time of the triple homicide, and that the wife had filed a motion for her estranged husband to be held in contempt of court three days before the shooting.

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'Armed and dangerous': Authorities in Alabama are searching for Carson Peters, 58 (left), and April Hanner (right) in connection to Sunday's triple homicide in the Danville area

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Three people were found shot dead and a fourth was wounded inside a home on Flint Creek Private Drive on Sunday evening 

Officers responded just before 7pm on Sunday to a report of gunshots on Flint Creek Private Drive in the Danville area. 

When police entered the residence, they found three people dead from gunshot wounds. A fourth victim was airlifted to a hospital with injuries. 

Authorities have identified the deceased as Peters' estranged wife, 54-year-old Teresa Peters, her sister, Tammy Smith, 50, and Smith's boyfriend, 55-year-old James Miller.   

Carson had filed for divorce from Teresa in January and moved out of their home, news outlets reported. 

Court documents show Teresa filed a motion on May 21 to hold Carson in contempt of court, claiming he locked her personal belongings and the air conditioning units from their home inside a shed and left with the key.

Carson's estranged wife, Teresa Peters, 54 (left), and her sister, Tammy Smith, 50 (right), were killed alongside Smith's boyfriend, James Miller , 55 

The motion says Teresa 'has been unable to obtain her personal belongings for a few months and there is currently no air conditioning in the home,' WHNT-TV reported.   

Teresa's grown daughter confirmed the killings in a status update on Monday, writing that her mother, aunt and the aunt's boyfriend were shot and killed, and that her grandmother was has been hospitalized.

'We were all supposed to spend the day together today for my mom's birthday right now,' wrote her daughter, adding that her 'momma' was her best friend who was always there for her. 

Teresa's other daughter wrote: 'My mom was the most loving person. She seen [sic] the good in everybody no matter what. She was the best mom anybody could ask for.'

Her third daughter wrote separately of the triple homicide: 'How can a coward think he has the right to take 3 amazing people from our lives...' 

Teresa Peters is survived by her grown children and several grandchildren, one of whom is battling cancer.

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Peters reported filed for divorce in January. Teresa had filed a motion seeking for him to be held in contempt of court just three days before the killings 

The station WAFF has uncovered court documents saying that Carson Peters' earlier marriage ended in a divorce in 2014 after his former wife, Kim, accused him of domestic abuse. 

In court filings, Kim Peters described Carson as being ‘obsessively jealous and very controlling.’

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Teresa was killed a day before her 55th birthday; she is survived by children and grandchildren  

In August of that year, the wife claimed that her husband physically attacked her during an argument, and that she required a trip to the emergency room to be treated for her injuries.  

Police said in a Facebook post on Monday that they have received information indicating Peters 'and any other persons of interest' may have left the Danville-Neel area. 

The male suspect is described as standing at 5 feet 7 inches in height and weighing 190lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes.

His female companion is described as being 4-foot-11 and 110lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. 

Peters and Hanner are possibly driving a black 2013 Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck with Alabama license plates 52GL447. 

As of Tuesday afternoon, both Peters and Hanner remained at large.