Lake County

Woman killed her husband, their adult son with special needs before killing herself at their home

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A woman in her 70s killed her husband and their adult son with special needs before killing herself Tuesday at their home in an apparent double murder-suicide, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Investigators said they were called shortly before noon to the Avenida Augusta home after a pool service employee noticed a foul odor.

Deputies said they discovered three bodies in the home; each person had been shot.

Neighbors told investigators they had not seen the family in weeks.

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Deputies said it is unclear when the family had died.

Their identities have not been released.

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