Man kills estranged wife, children, self

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted September 27, 2010 at 7:45 a.m.

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — South Florida authorities were at the scene of an apparent murder-suicide early Monday that left six people dead, including four children.

A police officer was checking a suspicious vehicle around 2 a.m. when he heard what sounded like muffled gun shots, Riviera Beach Police spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown said. When the officer approached the home, an unidentified man went outside and shot himself. The man died at the scene, she said.

Inside the home, officers found the bodies of the man's estranged wife and four children, believed to be ages 10 to 15. Another teen was transported to a hospital. The teen's condition and gender were not immediately released.

"It appears to be a murder-suicide," Brown said.

Phone messages left with fire rescue and hospital officials were not immediately returned.

By dawn Monday, police had blocked off all access to the crime scene, parking a large police truck to impede reporters' views.

The shootings occurred in a neighborhood of modest homes — some boarded up — near a small brick church.

From: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/sep/27/police-man-kills-estranged-wife-children-self/