4 Dead, Including Teen, in Maryland Murder-Suicide: 'Our Most Dear Family Members'

Sheena Yvonne Smothers and her son, Jaylin, left, and Sherlyn Ann Pitts.Photo:Gofundme

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Four family members died in an apparent murder-suicide in Maryland on Satuday, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.

Harford County authorities said Devin Brown, 34, and his mother, Sherlyn Ann Pitts, 65, went to visit Pitts’ niece Sheena Yvonne Smothers, 38, and the 17 year old. Police said at some point, Brown “produced a gun” and shot the other three, before turning the gun on himself.

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“Sherlyn was the oldest sibling of six and was soon about to retire from a job where she was cherished, loved and admired for her positive and comforting attitude,” wrote the GoFundMe organizer.

“Jaylin, a senior in high school, was the only child of loving mother Sheena, whom was also the only child of her surviving parents.”

source: people.com