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Coast guardsman kills wife and son, critically injures his daughter before shooting himself early Sunday
Petty Officer First Class John Presnar, fatally shot his wife, Gretchen, 39, Sunday morning at their home in Southwest Miami-Dade, Fla
The Coast guardsman, 44, also shot dead their seven-year-old son and critically injured their daughter, 8, before killing himself
Authorities said the girl was airlifted to a local hospital following the shooting
The couple had been arguing at 1am Sunday, before it escalated to Presnar grabbing a gun and his family
The 17-year Coast Guard veteran was an electronics technician
Coast Guard Petty Officer First Class John Presnar [photo], fatally shot his wife Gretchen and their son early Sunday at their home in SW Miami, Dade, Florida, before turning the gun on himself. Their daughter, survived the rampage but is in critical condition
A member of the Coast Guard killed his wife and their seven-year-old son before critically wounding their eight-year-old daughter and turning the gun on himself, officials have said.
Miami-Dade police and Coast Guard officials say Petty Officer First Class John Presnar, 44, fatally shot his 39-year-old wife Gretchen early Sunday at their Florida home in Southwest Miami-Dade, Florida.
He then shot their children, whose names have not been released, and then himself, according to Local 10 News.
A 1am argument between John Presnar and his wife, Gretchen, escalated to his grabbing a gun. Gretchen was killed as was their seven-year-old son
The shooting happened at the Presnar family home [Photo], in Florida
When officers arrived, they found the bodies and the wounded girl inside.
Presnar had served in the Coast Guard since 2001 as an electronics technician.
In a statement, the Coast Guard said it ‘is deeply saddened by this tragedy and our hearts go out to the family members’.
‘We continue to pray and offer the full support of the Coast Guard to the young child fighting for her life,’ the statement read.
Presnar had served in the Coast Guard since 2001 as an electronics technician.
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