Sheriff: Man linked to deaths of two children dies by suicide

The Mendocino County sheriff said a man believed to have killed two of his children took his own life.

The sheriff’s statement describes the man as being believed to be responsible for the deaths of two children. The statement also says he later died by suicide.

What the sheriff said

The sheriff’s account links the man to the deaths of two of his children and reports his death. No other details are included here about the children, the man’s identity, the location or the timing.

Investigation

The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is the law-enforcement agency identified in the account. Any further findings, including the circumstances of the children’s deaths and the man’s death, would come from the sheriff’s investigation or a related official record.

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