March 20, 2017

Man killed his daughter and himself in a car

Police arrived at the Capitola Mall on Sun., March 19, 2017, and found a man and his daughter dead inside a car.: 170319-kion-capitola-murder-suicide.jpg 


A 36-year-old man killed himself on Sunday after killing his 8-year-old daughter, according to CBS affiliate KION-TV.

Police said the shooting occurred in a parked car near the west entrance of the Capitola Mall located in Monterrey Bay near Santa Cruz, Calif.

Police Chief Terry McManus says the man’s wife called police around 3 p.m. local time to report her husband was going to commit suicide and that their child was with him.

When police arrived they found the man dead in the driver’s seat and the child in the passenger seat.


The names of the deceased won’t be released by the Santa Cruz coroner’s office until immediate family members are notified, according to a press release obtained by CBS News from the Capitola Police Department.

Anyone with information is urged to call the police at 831-471-1141.

This is a developing story.

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