Police in Louisville, Kentucky are investigating a case where a man identified as Gary Stanton allegedely committed a murder-suicide that took out his Kenyan wife and two children on Saturday morning.
Gary, 60, is thought to have shot his wife Mary Njoki Muchemi and their two daughters, Andrianna and Brianna, before turning the gun on himself, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
According to Kentucky local media reports, Louisville Metro Authorities found a man, woman, and two girls dead on East Pages Lane following a shooting.
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Around 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, the Police Department reported that they had responded to a report of a shooting in the 4500 block of East Pages Lane off Dixie Highway.
The victims of the shooting were identified by the coroner’s office as Mary Stanton, 49; Adrianna Stanton, 17; and Brianna Stanton, 11 years old.
The deaths are being treated as domestic murder-suicide with LMPD’s Homicide Unit handling the investigation.
Mary’s sister took to Facebook and wrote, “Today I have lost my best friend. My one and only sister, Njoki Muchemi Stanton . I am not ok.”
According to WDRB Media, Emily Muchemi said her sister Mary was full of life and optimistic earlier this week.
“Nothing seemed off,” Muchemi said in a statement. “We talked and joked every day.”
“Family was important to her and she worked hard to lift everyone up in the family,” she added.
On November 28, Gary posted a birthday message to his wife on Facebook.
“Happy birthday to my wife. The love of my life,” he wrote.
Mary Stanton was still in mourning after burying her father in Kiamaina, Kirinyaga County, on November 12.
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