MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) -- Police say a McMinnville man apparently killed by his son in a murder-suicide had terminal liver disease.

The McMinnville News-Register reports that 58-year-old Thomas Marshall had contemplated hospice care, typically reserved for people with less than six months to live.

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Police say Marshall and his 22-year-old son, Sean Marshall, died during the Fourth of July weekend from close-range gunshots.

Capt. Dennis Marks says it appears Sean Marshall took the life of his father before shooting himself.

Apartment complex managed by Pam Litscher said Thomas Marshall reminded her of a big old teddy bear, while Sean was the son-in-law you would have liked to have. Friends of Sean Marshall say he never got mad at anybody.