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A sergeant with the Bronxville Police Division, which is positioned in a suburb of New York City, killed his spouse and sons, 10 and 12, in a murder-suicide, authorities stated Saturday.

The our bodies of Watson Morgan, 49, his spouse Ornella, 43, and their sons have been discovered with gunshot wounds of their close by New Metropolis, New York, residence late Friday after he didn’t present up for his shift, and the Clarkstown Police Department did a welfare examine.

A handgun was additionally recovered on the scene.

“At this part within the investigation it’s believed that Watson killed his wife and two children, previous to killing himself with a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” the Clarkstown Police Division stated.

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Sgt. Watson Morgan killed his spouse and two sons earlier than fatally capturing himself, police stated. (Bronxville Police Division by way of AP)

Morgan was a 16-year veteran of the division and had been promoted to sergeant in 2016. Earlier than that, he served with the NYPD from 2000.

“Our hearts go out to Sergeant Morgan’s extended family,” Bronxville Police Chief Christopher Satriale stated. “Our thoughts and prayers are also with his Bronxville Police Department family.”

He added that the murders left the division with “profoundly broken hearts at the senseless loss of innocent lives.”

The Clarkstown Central College District, the place the 2 boys had attended college, despatched a letter to folks Saturday over the “tragic loss,” based on the New York Day by day Information.

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“The coming days and weeks will be a difficult time for our school community as we struggle to understand the loss of precious lives,” the varsity wrote.

The Related Press contributed to this report.