The sheriff of Ramsey County near Minneapolis in the United States is devastated. This July 1, 2022, Bob Fletcher had to make a terrible announcement, relayed by AP (Associated Press): “There is nothing more tragic than the loss of young childrenThe bodies of three children under the age of six were found in a lake in Minnesota, as well as that of their mother. The track of the triple murder followed by a suicide is privileged with regard to the first elements of the investigation.
This macabre discovery followed that of another death, that of the father of this family. He was found deceased a few hours earlier also around Minneapolis, in Maplewood in an area where several mobile homes are parked. The police investigations then led them to the lake in question. Unfortunately, the authorities arrived too late: they first discovered the children’s shoes on the banks of the body of water, then saw a child’s body, a second and their mother, who may have killed her children. children before killing themselves. The fourth body, that of the third child of the siblings, was found after half a day of excavations.
Autopsies are in progress, we already know that they are two boys and a girl all under the age of six. The circumstances of the death of the father of the family are not elucidated for the moment. Local journalist Marielle Mohs, who works for WCCO – CBS News Minnesota, relayed the search process via her Twitter account.