MARLBOROUGH TWP. - Authorities say two adults and a child were killed in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Chester County.
Officers from the East Marlborough Township Police Department went to a home on Federal Walk in Kennett Square Monday for a wellness check.
Police say a 55-year-old man, a 50-year-old woman and a 12-year-old were found shot to death. Police found multiple spent shell casings and a semi-automatic handgun at the home.
Investigators later learned that there was a history of domestic violence at the home."We are doing a thorough investigation into the events that led up to this horrible incident," East Marlborough Township Police Chief Robert Clarke said.AdvertisementChester County District Attorney Deb Ryan called the apparent murder-suicide a "inconceivable tragedy.".