A man and three children were found shot to death inside a car in a Georgia park in a suspected murder-suicide.
The victims were found by a patrol officer at Lucky Shoals Park in Gwinnett County, which is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, around 1 a.m. Wednesday.
The adult man, who was sitting in the front seat of the vehicle, appears to be the “father of the three children,” officers at the scene said. WXIA-TV.
Police have not identified the victims, but confirmed to DailyMail.com that the victims included two girls and a boy who appear to be of primary and secondary school age.
Officials are investigating the case as a murder-suicide, but say the final determination will be made by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
A man and three children were found shot to death inside a car at Lucky Shoals Park on Britt Road in Gwinnett County, Georgia, around 1 a.m. Wednesday. The agents are photographed at the scene.
The bodies were found by an agent who was carrying out a routine check in the park. The trooper reportedly “tripped into” a “suspicious vehicle” parked along the pedestrian walkway.
A Gwinnett County police officer was conducting a routine check at Lucky Shoals Park on Britt Road early Wednesday morning when he “stumbled upon” a “suspicious vehicle” parked along the pedestrian path.
The officer called out to the occupants of the vehicle but received no response.
He then approached the four-door car and found inside the bodies of an adult man and three dead children.
Detectives with the department’s Homicide Unit said it is unclear when exactly the incident occurred.
They did not reveal many details about how the victims died, but confirmed that their injuries included gunshot wounds.
“It appears the adult is the father of the three children,” said Sgt. Michele Pihera said WSB-TVadding that the children “appear to be two girls and a boy.”
Police are waiting to identify the victims until their family has been notified.
Detectives with the department’s Homicide Unit said it is unclear when exactly the incident occurred. They did not reveal many details about how the victims died, but confirmed that their injuries included gunshot wounds. Police appear on the scene on Wednesday.
Police have not identified the victims, but said the children, who included two girls and a boy, were of elementary and middle school age. Officers (pictured at the scene) are investigating the case as a murder-suicide.
Detectives from the Homicide Unit and the Crime Scene Unit are processing the scene, which is understood to be an ‘isolated incident’.
Sergeant. Pihera said: “This appears to be an isolated incident and although it is tragic, our officers will step aside and do their job to the fullest and make sure they investigate this as if it were any other homicide and try to at least bring some conclusion to families that may be involved.
The entrance to the park is closed while officers conduct their investigation.
The vehicle and the bodies of the victims will be removed from the scene.
