Authorities found a husband, wife, and their two boys, aged 10 and 12, dead in a suburban New York house after a murder-suicide. Watson Morgan, a 49-year-old Bronxville Police sergeant, allegedly shot and killed his wife, Ornela Morgan, 43, and their two boys before committing suicide.
Bronxville Police Sergeant and Family Found Dead
At the family’s New City, New York City suburb, home after midnight on Friday, cops made the distressing discovery. Watson Morgan missed his evening work at the Bronxville Police Department, sparking the sad inquiry. A firearm was found at the site, and the Clarkstown Police Department found all four victims with gunshot wounds.
Watson Morgan joined the Bronxville police seven years after joining the NYPD in 2000. He was promoted to sergeant in 2016.
The apparent murder-suicide has shocked the Bronxville Police Department, according to Chief Christopher Satriale. He mourned the “senseless loss of innocent lives” and offered his condolences to Sergeant Morgan’s extended family, noting the police department’s anguish.
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Bronxville Police Department Mourns Loss in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Current evidence suggests Watson Morgan committed the acts before committing suicide with a gunshot wound. The tragedy has left a community in mourning and sparked questions about its causes.
Losing an officer under these circumstances is affecting the Bronxville Police Department emotionally. The tragedy has sparked outpourings of support for Watson Morgan’s family and police colleagues. The community must cope with this tragedy while officials investigate.
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