NORTH COAST, Calif. – The U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday announced the addition of a Shingletown man to its 15 Most Wanted fugitives list.

Shane Franklin Miller, 45, is wanted by the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office for three counts of murder, as a primary suspect in the May deaths of his wife and two daughters.

He also is wanted by federal marshals in the Eastern District of California for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

“The U.S. Marshals Service reserves placement on our 15 Most Wanted for those suspected of heinous crimes such as the ones Miller is accused of committing,” said U.S. Marshals Service Director Stacia A. Hylton. “Our deputies will use all of our available resources with our federal and local law enforcement partners to bring this suspect to justice.”

On April 20, the Shasta County Sheriff's deputies responded to a domestic dispute involving Miller and his wife Sandra at their residence in Shingletown, according to the U.S. Marshals Service's Tuesday report.

During the dispute, Sandra Miller left the residence with the assistance of deputies and drove to Humboldt County, Calif. Later that day, Miller traveled to Humboldt County, located his wife at a motel and returned her to the residence, officials said.

On May 7, the Shasta County Sheriff's Office Dispatch received a 911 call from the Miller residence. During that call, the dispatcher heard a female sobbing and several loud banging sounds over the phone, according to the Tuesday report.

Deputies immediately responded to the location where they discovered the lifeless bodies of Miller’s 5-year-old and 8-year-old daughters, and his wife. Investigators determined that the deaths were caused by gunshot wounds.

Authorities allege that Miller previously had threatened to kill his wife, daughters, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and her children.

It's also alleged that after Miller shot to death his wife and two daughters he fled to the North Coast. His abandoned pickup was found days later near Petrolia, as Lake County News has reported.

Miller is known to be an avid outdoorsman with survival skills, abilities which are believed to have helped him elude capture so far.

Miller has a criminal history which includes arrests for possession of a firearm, ammunition, cultivation of marijuana, resisting an officer and hit and run causing death or injury, officials said.

Authorities said that in 2007 Miller was released from federal custody after serving a 46-month sentence for possession of a machine gun and marijuana cultivation.

He's described as a white male with red hair and blue eyes. He is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. Officials said he has scars on his right hand, and right leg and thigh.

He poses an extreme threat to the community and should be considered armed and dangerous.

A reward of up to $25,000 is offered for information leading directly to Miller’s arrest.

If you have information, contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office or the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Center at 1-800-336-0102.