Connecticut Woman and 7-Year-Old Daughter Dead in Murder-Suicide: 'A Horrible Tragedy'

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A Connecticut woman and her 7-year-old daughter died earlier this week in what police have ruled a murder-suicide.

Around 4 p.m. on Thursday, Westport Police found Tracy Do, 46, dead inside her Westport home after receiving a report of an unresponsive female, the department said in apress release. After finding Do, police searched the home and discovered her 7-year-old daughter also dead.

“The Westport Police Detective Bureau along with the State Police Western District Major Crimes Unit continue to investigate the facts and circumstances related to these two deaths,” police said in the Friday release, noting that they will not be releasing any further information on the case at this time.

Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe also released astatementon Friday, according to News12 reporter Marissa Alter.

“The entire community shares in their grief and sadness,” he added. “Westport is a caring community and I know we will come together to support those who need to begin the healing process.”

Westport’s superintendent sent a letter to the school community on Thursday, noting that the elementary and preschools would be closed the following day, but open for parents and students to access mental health services.

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“It is with great sadness that I write this message to the school community this evening. Late this afternoon, we were informed of the untimely and tragic loss of one of our parents and her beloved daughter,” the superintendent said in the letter, per reporting fromWFSB.

source: people.com