Police investigate suspected murder-suicide in Mt. Lebanon

Allegheny County police are investigating the deaths of Patrick Lynch, 42, and his children, James, 8, and Caroline, 6, as a suspected murder-suicide after the three were found near a Mt. Lebanon parking garage on Tuesday, November 3. Police said preliminary information indicated the deaths were not accidental. The medical examiner described them as resulting from an apparent fall. First responders attempted lifesaving measures, but all three were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Authorities have not publicly described what happened immediately before the falls or announced a motive. Mt. Lebanon Police Chief Jason Haberman said county police were assisting the investigation and that the deaths were not being treated as an accident. Anna DeMase Lynch, the children’s mother, said in a public statement that her husband had lost his job in August and had become depressed. She said he agreed to see a therapist and had an appointment scheduled for November 4, the day after the deaths. Her account provides context about the months before the incident but does not establish its cause. Anna also asked people not to define...