Two children killed in suspected murder-suicide near Ukiah

Two children were killed in a suspected murder-suicide near Ukiah, the Mendocino County sheriff says. The children’s father is also dead, and investigators suspect he was responsible for their deaths.

What the sheriff said

The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office described the deaths as a suspected murder-suicide involving a father and his two children. The incident occurred near Ukiah in Mendocino County.

The sheriff’s account identifies two children as the victims. It also identifies their father as the person suspected of killing them before his own death.

Investigation

The deaths are being handled as a law-enforcement investigation by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office. The suspected murder-suicide description reflects the sheriff’s account of what happened.

The case involves three deaths: two children and their father. No other people are identified in the account of the incident.

What remains central to the case

Investigators will establish the circumstances surrounding the deaths and document what happened near Ukiah. The sheriff’s office is the agency identified in connection with the case.

ABC7 Bay Area reported the sheriff’s account of the incident. The report is linked below.