A Pennsylvania father of two murdered both of his children and took his own life outside a parking garage in what is being probed as a murder-suicide, police said.
Patrick Lynch, 42, died alongside his son James, 8, and daughter Caroline, 6, in what police have described as an ‘apparent fall.’
First responders raced to the garage in Mount Lebanon on Tuesday where the three were given CPR, but all three were later pronounced dead.
Later that night, the Allegheny County Police Department said that preliminary information suggested it was a murder-suicide.
A nearby resident told KDKA that he was going to his apartment building when police first responded to the scene.
The unknown man later said he spoke with the woman who dialed 911, saying: ‘She said she was the first on scene and saw what she saw.
Patrick Lynch, 42, died alongside his son James, 8, and daughter Caroline, 6, in what police have described as an ‘apparent fall’
First responders raced to the garage in Mount Lebanon on Tuesday were the three were given CPR, but all three were later pronounced dead
Two schools in the area announced they would be closed on Wednesday as a result of the deaths
A car surrounded by crime scene tape on top of the parking garage is seen here
‘Man, you could see a horror movie, you know? Doesn’t match this at all. I mean this is real, real sad.’
Police Chief Jason Haberman told WTAE: ‘Everyone in the Mt. Lebanon community will know someone involved in this incident.’
Chief Haberman added that following the deaths there will be a ‘significant amount of trauma for the community.’
As a result of the deaths, the Mount Lebanon School District said that both Markham and Washington Elementary schools would close on Wednesday.
A statement said: ‘We are deeply saddened by the tragic news involving members of our Mt. Lebanon school community.
‘Our hearts are with all those affected, and we are keeping them and their loved ones in our thoughts during this incredibly difficult time.’
