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An Alabama man involved in an investigation into the death of his wife fatally shot his two children before killing himself in Tennessee, police said.
The shooting occurred Thursday morning at a home in Murfreesboro, police said in a news release.
Jamie Lepore, 46, of Hazel Green, Alabama, shot his two children ages 9 and 11, then died by suicide, the statement said. All three were pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.
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Murfreesboro police said Lepore was part of an ongoing homicide investigation in Hazel Green.
The Madison County, Alabama, Sheriff’s Office said in a separate statement that the body of Lepore’s wife, Jennifer, 43, was found Wednesday night inside a residence. The cause of her death was not immediately determined, pending results of an autopsy.
“It is truly a tragic situation to lose an entire family, especially in this manner,” Madison County Sheriff Kevin Turner said.