3 children killed in apparent murder-suicide in Georgia
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- 10 May 2024
Authorities in Gwinnett County, Georgia, are investigating after three children were found dead in a park, along with a 56-year-old ...
On the mornings, I usually go for a walk.
The path along Adriana Quinones morning walk in Lucky Shoals park is normally peaceful. Today, it was a different story.
I was surprised because, like I said, I thought it was a very safe park and I never saw an incident like that before. Sometimes I go for 30 minutes walks and I then come back and I see the police here.
This morning, instead of friendly patrols, there was crime scene tape as investigators with the Gwinnett County Police Department collected evidence after an officer made a startling discovery.
Around 01:03 this morning, one of our officers assigned to our west precinct was doing an area check here. The officer doing the area check stumbled across a vehicle that was on a pedestrian trail. The officer called out to the occupants inside the vehicle and got no response.
Inside were four dead bodies, one man and three children. The children were 13, nine and eleven. Investigators are trying to determine what led to the tragedy.
At this time, our investigators are investigating this as a possible murder suicide, though final determination will have to be made by the medical examiner's office.
The incident is still a shock to people like Adriana, who can't believe something like this could happen so close to their home.
I'm going to be more careful around here, but like I said, I'm very secure here, but it's very sorry for the incident.
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