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Retired Police Sergeant Kills Former San Francisco Deputy Chief and Daughter in Mill Valley Home
Just the facts
Authorities identified the deceased as 68-year-old retired San Francisco Police Sergeant Kevin Mannix, his 65-year-old wife Ann Mannix, and their 24-year-old daughter Katie Mannix. Marin County Sheriff's Public Information Officer Miguel Almaguer stated that preliminary findings indicate Kevin Mannix shot his wife and daughter before taking his own life. Ann Mannix was a retired deputy police chief who served as the first female commander of the San Francisco Police Department's SWAT team. Deputies entered the family's home on Strawberry Circle after another resident placed a 911 emergency call and safely fled the house. County investigators scheduled autopsies for all three individuals as the sheriff's department conducts a review of evidence recovered at the scene.
Why this is news
The Marin County Sheriff's Office reported that three family members were discovered dead inside a residence in Mill Valley, California, on Sunday following a suspected double murder-suicide.
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