Police say it appears that a man shot and killed the mother of their three children before shooting himself in Northwest Miami-Dade while the children were home on Saturday morning.
The fatal shots were fired at around 8:34 a.m., after the man showed up to the residence on the 12000 block of West Randall Park Drive in Westview. He argued with the victim, police say, and shot her before he died by suicide.
The shooter, a 40-year-old man, and the victim, a 39-year-old woman, had separated a few months ago, according to Miami-Dade police Detective Andre Martin. The man did not live at the home.
They shared three children, ages 15, 13 and 9 who were all home at the time of the killing, Martin said.
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The 15-year-old called 911, police said. The youngest was taken to the hospital out of precaution after witnessing the horrific incident.
"So our prayers are with this family and these children," Martins said. "It’s a very sad and unfortunate occurrence, and our investigators are doing everything they can to try to piece together exactly what happened here."
Their parents, who were not immediately identified, died at the scene, according to authorities.
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