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Dad throws his two young kids from parking garage before jumping in shocking murder-suicide: cops
Pennsylvania police say a father and his two children were found dead after an apparent fall from a parking garage in Mt. Lebanon, near Pittsburgh. Investigators are treating the deaths as an apparent murder-suicide, and the case has deeply affected the local community.
Patrick Lynch, 42, and his children, James, 8, and Caroline, 6, were found at about 4.15pm on Tuesday and pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not said what led to the incident; two local elementary schools closed the following day, and counselling support was made available to pupils.
In short
- Three family members died after an apparent fall in Mt. Lebanon.
- Police are investigating the deaths as an apparent murder-suicide.
- Local schools closed and counselling support was offered.
Explained simply
Mt Lebanon is a community near Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, in the north-eastern United States. The deaths were reported at a parking garage there, and police are investigating what happened.
The people named in reports are Patrick Lynch, 42, and his children James, 8, and Caroline, 6. Police have described the case as an apparent murder-suicide, but have not said what led to it.
The deaths have affected local schools and families. Two elementary schools closed the next day, and counselling was offered to pupils.