The three people found dead inside a home near Pearl River were the result of a family murder-suicide.
St Tammany Parish deputies found their bodies Sunday afternoon at their home in the 35000 block of Ella Singletary Road in Pearl River.
Later this morning, the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office identified the victims as husband and wife 80-year-old Lawrence Lynchard and 75-year-old Barbara Lynchard, and the couple’s daughter, 48-year-old Debra Lynchard.
“While this is an absolute tragedy for this family,” St. Tammany Parish Sheriff, Randy Smith said. “I want to reassure the citizens of the Pearl River and Hickory communities that this is an isolated incident, and we have no reason to believe others are involved.”
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Smith did not say how the victims were killed or which of the deceased family members was responsible for the murders.
The case is still under investigation. Smith says the St. Tammany Parish coroner will determine exact cause of death.
