A Peninsula School District official confirmed Wednesday that the Key Peninsula woman found dead yesterday in her home was a beloved, longtime district employee. Jennifer Lantz, 48, who went by Jen, was a para-educator who worked with special education students.
Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies responded around 1:27 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, to the 7400 block of 185th Avenue NW after a caller reported finding his wife, adult son and dog dead from gunshot wounds, The News Tribune newspaper of Tacoma reported.
The husband said their son struggled with mental health issues and addiction. His parents had allowed him to stay the night, a sheriff’s department spokeswoman told the TNT.
All in for her students
Lantz joined Peninsula School District in 2011 and served in multiple schools during her career, CFO Ashley Murphy told Gig Harbor Now. Most recently, she worked in the district’s Community Transitions Program, which teaches life skills to students ages 18 to 22 with special needs…