COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police believe an Ohio father fatally shot his two daughters before killing himself on New Year’s Day.
Police said the girls, ages 6 and 9 years old, were killed by their father who died by suicide. https://t.co/CW9uejfiOy
— WTOL 11 (@WTOL11Toledo) January 3, 2021
According to WTOL and WCMH, the apparent murder-suicide occurred shortly before 10:30 a.m. Friday at a home on Danwood Drive in Columbus. Columbus police responded to a domestic violence call and arrived to the sound of gunfire, authorities said. Officers discovered three people who had suffered gunshot wounds: Aaron Williams, 32, and his two daughters, Alyse Williams, 6, and Ava Williams, 9, the news outlets reported.
Emergency crews rushed the girls to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead, police said. Their father died at the scene, according to the news outlets.
SISTERS KILLED BY THEIR FATHER WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE:
— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) January 2, 2021
1/1/21-CPD called@928 Muirwood Village Dr. on a domestic dispute.
Officers directed to 885 Danwood Dr. where they heard multiple gunshots coming from 885 Danwood Dr.
6yo Alyse & 9yo Ava Williams suffered gunshot wounds... pic.twitter.com/B1MraowNEm
“Overnight, our officers responded to a horrific tragedy – two little girls, 6 and 9-year-old, shot to death by their father, who then took his own life,” Columbus police Chief Tom Quinlan said in a statement obtained Saturday by WCMH. “Our hearts break for their devastated mother and all who loved them. This morning I’m not only thinking of them – but the officers impacted by this trauma.”
These are exceptionally difficult days, for our community, and our division. Let’s all give each other some grace and extra support as we move forward. pic.twitter.com/lI40keMQLt
— Thomas Quinlan (@ChiefQuinlan) January 2, 2021
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