Authorities are investigating a double murder-suicide involving two former San Francisco Police Department officers, ABC7 cited sources as stating.
San Francisco Police Department Deputy Chief Ann Mannix, 65, and her 24-year-old daughter, Katherine “Katie” Mannix, were killed Sunday afternoon inside the family’s home on Strawberry Circle in the Strawberry neighborhood near Mill Valley.
He retired from the SFPD in June 2018 after serving 27 years on the force.
Kevin was a retired San Francisco police sergeant, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. In a farewell letter published by Taraval Station the following month, Kevin said, “I leave the SFPD, but I am taking your friendships with me forever. San Francisco Police Chief Derrick Lew called the tragedy “all the more difficult to process” due to its apparent circumstances, and also offered condolences to the family, friends and colleagues affected by it.
Family friend and former congressional candidate Marie Hurabiell expressed her sorrow at Ann and her daughter’s tragic murders. The tragic loss of retired Deputy Chief Ann Mannix, her daughter Katie, and retired Sergeant Kevin Mannix in a suspected murder-suicide has left our entire SFPD family reeling.”
She said Ann had recently been going through a divorce. After the tragic shooting, San Francisco’s Police Officer’s Association said in a statement, per the New York Post, “It is with profound sadness, shock, and heavy hearts that we address the devastating news that emerged out of Marin County on Sunday evening.
Authorities confirmed that there is no ongoing threat to the public. The investigation remains active, and a motive has not yet been released.
The home where the shooting took place is owned by the two former officers, according to property records.
Marin County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Miguel Almaguer said the preliminary investigation indicates the case is a murder-suicide involving three family members.
