# Dad throws his two young kids from parking garage before jumping in shocking murder-suicide: cops

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dad-throws-his-two-young-kids-from-parking-garage-before-jumping-in-shocking-murder-suicide-cops/
- Published: 2026-11-04T12:59:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T12:09:48+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/us-news/dad-throws-his-two-young-kids-from-parking-garage-before-jumping-in-murder-suicide/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

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