VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A man fatally shot his 7-year-old daughter then killed himself in a Vancouver area home on Friday, authorities said.
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s office said Tuesday that Lennox Maul died of a gunshot wound to the head, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The office ruled the manner of death homicide.
Her father, 40-year-old John Maul, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the medical examiner’s office. Clark County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Brent Waddell said both were found at a home in Felida.
Waddell said he didn’t know whether the two lived at the residence. Waddell said deputies responded to the scene around 3 p.m. after someone who was not related to them found their bodies.
Waddell said it’s not yet clear whether the shooting took place Friday or Thursday night. He said he could not release any more information about the circumstances of the shooting and said an investigation was ongoing.
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