A 46-year-old father threw both of his young children to their deaths before committing suicide at a Pennsylvania parking garage.
The bodies of James, 8, Caroline, 6, and their father, Patrick Lynch, were found on the ground outside a parking garage in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon on Tuesday. First responders attempted resuscitation, but all three were pronounced deceased at the scene, according to Penn Live.
“Preliminary information suggests that this incident is a murder-suicide,” the police department announced.
Mt. Lebanon Police Chief Jason Haberman could not confirm a motive for the shocking decision and was visibly emotional as he firmly declared that the deaths were “not an accident.”
“There will be a significant amount of trauma associated with this event for the community,” he predicted. “Everybody in the Mt. Lebanon community will know somebody involved in this incident. “We really want to send our condolences.”
X users reacted to the heartbreaking story, with some drawing similarities with the killer mom Lindsay Clancy case:
And yet you don’t see any of us men advocating for the killer father and saying ohhh but his mental health was suffering, do ya!!!!!?
— Farmer Stan (@daddiospattio) November 4, 2026
It’s not just the moms who are fucking lunatics
— BowTiedYukon (@BowTiedYukon) November 4, 2026
Does he get the “hormonal” pass?
— Bundle of Sticks Spotter (@BichFoghat) November 4, 2026
He needs a break, he was just having a mental health crisis
— Mitch Everett (@MitchEvere97936) November 4, 2026
Those poor little boys. How could anyone do that?
— Pepe’s mustache (@PepesMustache) November 4, 2026
I’m told this is normal… pic.twitter.com/VeYNrTdryW
— Chef Nazty ☕️ (@ChefNazty) November 4, 2026
Don’t know what this man was going through but there’s no excuse for this.
R.I.P. to those children.
— Wilyum (@imWilyum) November 4, 2026
Notice the reaction difference compared to when a woman does it
— lennonxty (@lennonxty) November 4, 2026
Selfish POS. May he burn in hell.
R.I.P. to those innocent young souls
— Eric (@Ericoftruth) November 4, 2026
It’s okay if he wants to meet his maker but doing that to those kid is what I don’t understand
— Big Jay (@Papi_Jay1505) November 4, 2026
This is a genuinely serious question. Are more parents murdering their children or are we just hearing about each case bc social media has made all local news national? Because it feels like it’s a story a day, and this is grim, grim stuff. Absolutely evil.
— Kirsten Fleming (@KirFlem) November 4, 2026
This is demonic. I believe evil exists and this is what it looks like.
— Anthony Bradley (@drantbradley) November 4, 2026
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