Mary Jo Trokey, left, is reportedly thought to be the shooter in the double-murder-suicide that left her, her husband and infant daughter dead, according to a police source.
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A new Missouri mother is reportedly suspected to be the shooter in a tragic double-murder-suicide last week, allegedly killing herself, her husband and their three-month-old baby, a police source said Tuesday.
Mary Jo Trokey, 32, her husband Matthew, 33, and the couple’s baby, Taylor Rose, were found dead at their home Friday afternoon by one of the baby’s grandparents, who notified authorities, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A gun was located at the residence, police said.
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Officials are reportedly investigating whether mental illness could be a possible explanation behind the slayings, the police source told the outlet. And they’re also reportedly looking into records pertaining to a gun she allegedly bought.
The bodies were all discovered in the same area of the home, police Capt. Eric Larson said on Friday, adding that “it appears to be a murder-suicide,” the Post-Dispatch reported. Larson said there was no evidence of a break-in and the family were the only people home during the shooting, which likely occurred in the middle of the night.
Police recovered a gun from the scene, which they reportedly believe to be the shooting weapon.
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“We’re used to seeing trauma and violence,” Larson said. “What we’re not used to seeing is having it occur to innocent victims.”
The parents had reportedly lived in the area all their lives and were married for about five years, a family relative told the Post-Dispatch. The Trokey’s were also members of a nearby Catholic church, where they’d reportedly baptized their daughter in December.
“They’re just a good, Catholic family,” the relative said. “They’re good people.”
