3 children killed in apparent murder-suicide after mom let ex-partner take them to get food, police say
Three children, ages 9 to 13, were killed in what police believe is a murder-suicide after their mother agreed to let an ex-partner take them to get something to eat, officials in Georgia said.
Three children, ages 9 to 13, were killed in what police believe is a murder-suicide after their mother agreed to let an ex-partner take them to get something to eat, officials in Georgia said.
A police officer patrolling Lucky Shoals Park in Gwinnett County, about 20 miles northeast of Atlanta, discovered the bodies of a man and three children shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday in a vehicle parked on a walking trail.
Gwinnett County police identified the children as Arianny Rodriguez, 13, Chadal Rodriguez, 11, and Carlos Rodriguez, 9.
The suspect was identified as Jose Plasencia, 56, who was previously in a relationship with the children's mother.
Three children and their mother's ex-partner were found killed in a suspected murder-suicide at Lucky Shoals Park in Tucker, Ga., on May 8, 2024.Gwinnett County PolicePolice said the mother was at the hospital because another one of her children had an unrelated injury. Plasencia was the father of the injured child, police said, and had met the mother and the children at the hospital.
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