Father kills young son, turns gun on self in Hialeah murder-suicide
MIAMI - Hialeah Police say they are trying to determine why a 36-year-old man shot and killed his 6-year-old son and then took his own life inside an apartment on Thursday.
Police spokesman, Lt. Eddie Rodriguez told CBS News MIami's Peter D'Oench that they received a 911 call from a family member about the shooting that happened at the Lake House apartments at 7225 W. 11TH Court.
One neighbor said "I only heard a scream from one person, apparently a woman." Another neighbor, Raul Arteaga, said "It's very sad."
Some neighbors said they had not seen any serious problems before at the apartment.
Neighbor Pedro Dominguez told CBS News Miami's Peter D'Oench, "I would watch them go by on walks. I thought everything was calm. I thought the man was calm. Life is hard when something like this happens. It is one thing to take your own life. But to kill you son, that is horrible."
Rodriguez said "It is just a tragedy. We are doing everything we can to help the mother of the child and her family cope with this horrible loss right now. We just can't believe it. It is a tragedy and like I said we are interviewing family members to see if there is a clear picture as to why he did what he did."
He said "My reaction is that this is heartbreaking. When a child is involved in something like this it is completely heartbreaking. We are praying for that family and we are praying for that mother. Anytime something like this involves a child it not only affects the family it also affects the community."
"We are still in the process of interviewing neighbors and reviewing ring cam video and interviewing people who the father worked with to see if they might be able to shed a light on this," said Rodriguez.
Rodriguez said "There are all kinds of agencies you can call these days and reach out. Not only via phone, there are websites and there are apps. You can also contact your local police department and fire
departments and there is always someone there to help you."
Police so far have not identified the father. They are trying to find out if there were any prior calls to the apartment.
