Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving a 44-year-old Ukiah man and two of his children, ages 14 and 7.
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Authorities responded Friday, Oct. 9, at 10:19 a.m. to the 6800 block of Old River Road to a report of two children at a residence needing emergency medical assistance, according to a news release from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
People at the property transported the two children to meet with emergency medical services near the Mendocino County Office of Education along Old River Road south of Talmage Road, authorities said.
Emergency medical personnel performed life-saving efforts, including CPR, after both children were unresponsive and without pulses. Life-saving efforts were unsuccessful and the two children were declared dead. Authorities determined the 14-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy were siblings.
Law enforcement personnel responding to the original scene on the 6800 block of Old River Road discovered a deceased 44-year-old man at the property they determined was the father of the two children.
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Investigators believe the man was at home with the two children Friday morning before he killed them and himself, according to the news release.
Authorities did not release a suspected motive in the news release Saturday afternoon and withheld the names of the involved parties. Additionally, authorities determined there were no outstanding suspects and no continuing threat to the community.
No additional information about the coroner’s investigation was immediately available Sunday afternoon.
You can reach Staff Writer Kyle Garcia Takata at [email protected].
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