The Associated Press
SEATTLE — A 78-year-old man fatally shot his adult daughter and a teenage granddaughter Monday night at a south Seattle home, then killed himself, Seattle police said.
A 10-year-old boy called 9-1-1 shortly after 8 p.m. to report the shootings at the south Seattle home on South Fountain Street. He was shaken but unhurt, police said.
Police said the man killed his 39-year-old daughter and 11-year-old granddaughter before killing himself.
Their names have not been released by the King County medical examiner’s office.
The child was placed in the care of his extended family.
It appeared there were just four people in the house, Assistant Police Chief Nick Metz said.
The motive for the shooting wasn’t immediately known, he said.
Medics pronounced all three people dead at the scene.
Mayor Ed Murray said the shooting appears to be “a family tragedy.”
“One thing I would say is the neighborhood itself is safe,” he added.
