A man is suspected of fatally shooting his elderly parents before taking his own life in what appears to be a murder-suicide, according to Phoenix police.
Sgt. Phil Krynsky, a spokesman for the department, said officers arrived at a home near 14th Place and Rose Lane around 9 a.m. Tuesday in response to calls for a welfare check where they found two men and a woman lying dead on the ground.
Krynsky said preliminary information suggests Lance Lammers, 50, shot his mother and father, Betty Lammers, 81, and William Lammers, 78, respectively, then turned the weapon against himself.
It was not immediately known what led to the fatal shooting.
Services for Arizonans in crisis include:
Dial 2-1-1 to reach Arizona 211. Solari Crisis & Human Services offers a statewide toll-free crisis line 24 hours a day, 7/7/365: dial 844-534-HOPE (4673). Help is also available 24/7 by text by texting “hope” to 4HOPE (4673). Dial 988 to contact the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Help is available in English and Spanish. It is free and confidential for those in need who need prevention or crisis resources for themselves or their loved ones. La Frontera Empact’s Suicide Prevention Center crisis line serves Maricopa and Pinal counties 24 hours a day at 480-784-1500. Teen Lifeline 24/7 serves teens at 602-248-8336 for Maricopa County and 1-800-248-8336 statewide. The Trevor Project Lifeline serves LGBTQ youth at 866-488-7386.
Resources for domestic violence and reporting information to the police include:
Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence: 602-279-2980 or 800-782-6400 Chrysalis 24 Hour Hotline: 602-944-4999 CPLC 24 Hour Hotline: 602-269-1515-151536Phoenix.gov/DomesticViolenceNational Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233) Text 911 if you are unable to speak. Non-emergency 602-262-6151Report anonymously at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (837-846) for Spanish or silentwitness.org.
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