Pennsylvania man and two children die in parking garage murder suicide

A father and his two young children died on Tuesday afternoon in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in an apparent murder-suicide. The New York Post reported that 42-year-old Patrick Lynch threw his eight-year-old son, James, and six-year-old daughter, Caroline, from a parking garage before jumping after them. [1]

The New York Post, citing Penn Live, reported that emergency responders found all three victims dead near the base of the parking garage around 4:15 p.m. Responders attempted life-saving measures, but the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office declared all three dead at the scene from injuries caused by an apparent fall. [1]

Local authorities indicated that preliminary information points to a murder-suicide. The police chief noted that the event would cause a significant amount of trauma for the local community. [1]