Crime & Safety
Couple Dead In Murder-Suicide, 3 Children Found Safe In Lansdale: Cops
Missing toddler triplets were found safe after Sunday's tragedy, authorities said.
LANSDALE, PA — Missing toddler triplets were found safe in Lansdale after their father killed their mother and then himself in a suspected murder-suicide over the weekend, according to authorities and media reports.
The incident occurred on the 1900 block of Haines Street in Philadelphia Sunday night.
Masiah Larkin, 39, was shot and killed by 37-year-old Stanley Baptiste, 6ABC reports. He took the triplets with him, and Amber Alerts were issued throughout the region Sunday night as law enforcement searched for the children.
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Baptiste drove to Lansdale, where he stopped the vehicle and shot himself, according to Fox 29.
The childrren were not in the vehicle when Baptiste shot himself, police said.
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The triplets were found safe in a nearby home in Lansdale Monday morning.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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