By Canadian Press

Strathcona County

Strathcona County RCMP investigating apparent murder-suicide

May 5, 2020 | 3:13 PM

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – RCMP are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving three members of the same family in a rural area east of Edmonton.

Police say the dead include a 13-year-old girl and a 55-year-old woman.

Investigators say a 55-year-old man shot himself.

Strathcona County RCMP say they responded to a call about a man with a gun at a home on Monday morning and evacuated nearby residents as a precaution.

Mounties, including an emergency response team, later entered the property and found three bodies and a dead dog.

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Police say the names of the dead will not be released.