Kevin Mannix, 68, shot the duo dead in a suspected double murder-suicide Sunday afternoon inside the family’s home on Strawberry Circle in the Strawberry neighborhood near Mill Valley, before killing himself.
A double murder-suicide has claimed the lives of former San Francisco Police Department Deputy Chief Ann Mannix, 65, and her 24-year-old daughter, Katherine “Katie” Mannix. Investigators said that Ann’s husband, former SFPD Sgt.
Deputy Chief Mannix dedicated decades of her life to serving San Francisco. She was a trailblazer in the police department, becoming the first woman to join and lead the SWAT team and rising to lead both the Field Operations and Special Operations Bureaus.”
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said, “I am deeply saddened by the tragic deaths of retired SFPD Deputy Chief Ann Mannix and her daughter, Katie.
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. Ann is survived by two adult children, according to friends and family. 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.
