The mother shot her four children before suicide

The eldest son found his mother, brothers and sisters dead inside their home in Columbia (tn).

According to police, the brother of the dead children found the lifeless body upon returning home from work on Monday (October 15) at 6 PM. He immediately dialed 911 to report the incident. Arrived at the scene the officers found 2 firearms.

Today (16 October) Maury County Sheriff Bucky Rowland said that all the evidence points to the fact that the mother first killed children and then committed suicide. The police still doesn’t know that she was pushed, assured Rowland.

The Sheriff also released the names of the dead: a 55-year-old woman called Cynthia, Necklace, and her four children: Bo Li (14 years), Meighan Lin (14 years), Leah Lin (15 years old) and Kylie Lin (17 years).

As reported by Rowland, all of the children except the eldest, was adopted and studied at home under the guidance of his mother. The chief announced the name of the father of the children or the status of its relations with the Necklace.

Maury County Sheriff Bucky Rowland says it appears Cynthia Collier killed four of her adopted children before she took her own life. He says a piece of evidence was left behind that leads them to believe it was a murder suicide. Investigators still looking for a motive. pic.twitter.com/9BTwcnzY2r

— Forrest Sanders (@WSMV_Forrest) October 16, 2018

«This immaculate home and a very loving family. It is therefore very important to know the motive which has induced you to do such a thing with their loved ones,» said Rowland.

According to the Sheriff, this scene is one of the saddest he had ever seen.

«Regardless of what is between husband and wife, regardless of their difficulties, you still have the children,» said Rowland, noting that in this situation, the father also was a victim.

The Sheriff assures that there is currently no threat to society.

«I would like to ask our community to support the remaining part of this family and friends in prayer and to show respect for the family, as they are the victims here, and they will have to understand how to deal with it and live without their loved ones,» added the Sheriff.

In the past the family Necklace there were no complaints to the police about «problems at home».

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