According to court records and police, a long-running family court dispute involving allegations of abuse, neglect and firearms restrictions preceded a murder-suicide on Mercer Island and two additional deaths in Issaquah that remain under investigation.
All four were identified by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday.
Police were first called Tuesday morning to a home in the 8400 block of Southeast 46th Street on Mercer Island after an attorney representing the homeowner reported receiving a concerning email that raised fears for the occupants’ safety…