San Francisco's former top female police officer and her daughter were violently gunned down in California. And to make matters worse, her husband is the suspected killer.
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According to a Monday (October 12) report from the New York Post, Ann Mannix, the former Deputy Chief of Police in the Bay, and her 24-year-old daughter were gunned down by her ex-husband. A retired police sergeant named Kevin. He took his own life after murdering his ex-wife and her daughter on Sunday evening (October 11).
Ex- San Fransico Top Cop & Daughter Killed By Police Officer Ex-Husband
According to the report, the three bodies were discovered at a home in Marin County.
Mannix was one of the most decorated police officers to serve the Bay Area. Department records obtained by the outlet confirmed that she was named deputy chief of the Field Operations Bureau in 2018 before being elevated to the head of the Special Operations Bureau in 2019. She was also the first woman to serve on the San Francisco Police Department's SWAT team.
The San Francisco Police Officers Association confirmed her passing in a statement. It said that the entire department is "reeling" in the wake of the news.
"The tragic loss of retired Deputy Chief Ann Mannix, her daughter Katie, and retired Sergeant Kevin Mannix in a suspected murder-suicide has left our entire SFPD family reeling," the statement reads.
"There are no words that can fully capture the depth of this tragedy, nor are there simple answers to the painful questions we are all asking.
The statement also acknowledges Kevin's suicide. And his years of service to the department. And notes that to see all three lives end in a "senseless manner," is nothing short of a tragedy.
"Many worked alongside Kevin during his 27 years of dedicated service at Taraval Station and beyond. To see their lives, and the life of their 24-year-old daughter Katie, end in such a horrific and senseless manner is a burden that weighs heavily on every officer, active and retired," the statement adds.
Police have not revealed a motive behind the murder-suicide.
