3 found dead in suspected Scottsdale murder-suicide were dad, mom and teen daughter

Scottsdale police have confirmed that the three people recently found shot dead in a suspected murder-suicide were a family.

The victims were identified as Tod Daniel Lonergan, 51, Lisa Kay Lonergan, 46, and their 15-year-old daughter, Sophia Brin Lonergan. Their remains were discovered about 10 a.m. on March 26 at a home near Indian Bend Road and Via De La Sendero during a welfare check. After unsuccessful attempts to make contact, officers found two bodies in the backyard and a third inside the house. All three had sustained gunshot wounds, police said.

According to the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner, Tod Lonergan died by suicide with a gunshot to the head, while Lisa Kay Lonergan and Sophia died by homicide…

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