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‘All-American Family’ massacred in apparent suicide: police

‘All-American Family’ massacred in apparent suicide: police

Authorities are investigating Apparent murder suicide After a family of four was found dead last week in their Pennsylvania home.

Paul Swarner, 35, Karen Swarner, 32, and their two young children were found dead in their home in Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania, the morning of Friday, Jan. 24, according to police and the Westmoreland County Coroner’s public report.

Law enforcement believes Paul Swarner shot and killed his wife and two children before killing himself, Trooper Steve Limani of the Pennsylvania State Police explained at the press conference Friday, covered by WTAE.

“It is unthinkable, unfathomable. Honestly, I don’t have words to describe how terrible this is,” Limani said. “You’re talking about your wife, but then you have a 5-year-old and a 1-year-old. It’s just devastating.”

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Authorities believe the last person who spoke to the family had a “normal conversation” with Karen on Wednesday, Limani said, adding: “There was no what you consider to be fighting or any concerns related to fear of threat.”

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The next day, Paweł’s parents tried to call his family in the afternoon, but they did not hear from them. Karen’s father He then called 911 at 11:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Limani noted that authorities recovered a Ruger .22 from the home, adding, “It appears to be a used firearm.”

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Asked about a possible motiveLimani said: “We are trying to find out if there is a reason. “Maybe there’s a baby cam… we’re trying to look through to see if there’s something that took place, to see if there’s a trigger point or something like that. That would have caused Paul to have them, to experience those thoughts.”

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“We have no history of domestic violence in terms of state police being involved in anything (in) this particular household,” he added.

Limani said the couple had been married for about 10 years and had an “all-American family,” adding, “It looked like a very loving household with pictures and all the things you would think you would walk into a house and see.” “

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A reporter at Friday’s conference noted that this incident meant Second murder suicide in Westmoreland County from Christmas Eve, 2024.

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“The holidays in general are where we have most of our problems… when it comes to mental health,” Limani said.

“I don’t know what’s going on with Paul. I don’t know why this would happen,” he added. “I hope we find some answers.”

Authorities asked for contact with state police in Greensburg.

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