Four Dead in Plainville, CT Murder-Suicide

Four people, including two young girls, died in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Plainville, Connecticut, on Friday, March 27, 2026, following a two-hour police standoff that began shortly after 3:50 p.m.

Authorities identified the perpetrator as 27-year-old Patrick King, who fatally shot his girlfriend, 31-year-old Felisha Matthews, and the couple's 4-year-old daughter, Ava King, as well as Matthews' 12-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, Mileena Matthews. King then took his own life during the confrontation with police at the family's residence on Milford Street. All four deaths resulted from gunshot wounds, according to investigators.

The incident unfolded when King's sister contacted Plainville police around 3:53 p.m., reporting that her brother had called her claiming he had killed his girlfriend and their young daughter and intended to kill himself. Officers arrived quickly, established a perimeter around the home, and summoned a SWAT team along with crisis negotiators. A negotiator reached King by phone, but efforts to persuade him to surrender peacefully failed over the next two hours.

Plainville Police Chief Christopher Vanghele described the scene...