Four family members found dead in murder-suicide at three scenes just in Massachusetts town: Woman, 31, ‘took own life after shooting dead three men’
- A woman, 31, was found dead with ‘self-inflicted’ gunshot wounds in a car in a store car park
- Two men, 34 and 66, were found dead just over a mile away in a home after witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots
- A third man was later found dead in a car at another scene half a mile away from the store and home
- Police have confirmed that all four people are related, and there is no risk to the public
- Authorities believe that the woman shot dead the three men before committing suicide
Four family members have been found dead after a woman allegedly shot and killed three of her male relatives in a shooting spree across three locations in a one-mile radius in Lynn, Massachusetts.
The woman, 31, reportedly shot two men, 34 and 66, at a home on Rockaway Street, as witnesses reported hearing as many as 20 gunshots at the scene.
Officers from the Lynn Police Department rushed to the scene just before 3pm on Tuesday to reports of shots being fired and found the deceased.
Cops identified the woman as a possible suspect, before finding her dead inside of her car at 4.30pm in a Stop and Shop parking lot around a mile away from the first crime scene.
A statement from police confirmed that she suffered ‘an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound’.

Officers were called to reports of a shooting on Rockaway Street in Lynn, MA, at around 3pm on Tuesday. The found two men, 34 and 66, deceased in a property and identified a woman as their suspect

The shooting spree took place across three locations in a one-mile radius

Authorities then discovered the body of a woman, 31, with a ‘self-inflicted’ gunshot wound in a car in a store car park less than a mile away from the first scene. The next of kin of all of the family members have been contacted

A third man was also found dead inside of a minivan outside Laighton Street, half a mile away from the suspected suicide. Sources have claimed that the victim in the minivan was the suspects father
Investigators later found another man dead inside a motor vehicle parked outside Laighton St – half a mile away from where the woman was found dead.
Officials believed that the third man was also killed by the same suspect, with sources telling WHDH that one of the victims is the suspect’s father.
Police were seen just after 10pm removing a body from a minivan and carting it into the state medical examiners’ van before the vehicle was towed away.
Police Chief Christopher Reddy confirmed that all four people were related and there is no danger to the public.
All of the family members are yet to be identified, and their relationship to each other has not been disclosed by authorities.
Drone footage provided by Miguel Nivar shows officers at the scene.

Investigators later found another man dead inside a motor vehicle parked outside Laighton St – half a mile away from where the woman was found dead

Police Chief Christopher Reddy confirmed that all four people were related and there is no danger to the public. Authorities confirmed in a statement that they are in the process of contacting their next of kin

Cops identified the woman as a possible suspect, before finding her dead inside of her car at 4.30pm in a Stop and Shop parking lot around a mile away from the first crime scene
Authorities confirmed in a statement that they are in the process of contacting their next of kin.
Lynn Mayor Jared Nicholson called ‘the loss of multiple lives devastating’, adding: ‘Our thoughts go out to the victims of this tragedy and we send our sincerest condolences to the families affected.
‘While the investigation is still underway we have been assured that there is no ongoing danger to the community.
‘We ask for the public to respect the family’s privacy at this time as public safety officials continue their investigations.’
Horrified neighbors described seeing the usually quiet street flooded with Lynn police and Massachusetts State Police vehicles, with one saying the incident was ‘shocking’.