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Cops: Dad Kills Wife And Kids In Queens Murder-Suicide
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Ben Muessig
Published Feb 22, 2010
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A Queens man murdered his wife and daughters before committing suicide in their Brookville home, according to police. Investigators found four people dead with gunshot wounds to the head in the 230th Place residence this morning, and recovered a suicide note on the kitchen table signed by the father stating: "I am sorry."
According to the Times, law enforcement officials believe the father killed his 42-year-old wife and his daughters, aged 14 and 19, in their bedrooms. He then went to the living room and turned the rifle on himself, according to 1010WINS.
Police "responded to an emergency call that someone needed medical attention" at around 7 a.m., and found the bodies. Scanner reports reveal that paramedics pronounced all of the victims dead on arrival. The victims' names have not been released.
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