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The Ivy League dad who threw his two young children off a Pennsylvania parking garage before jumping after them died from multiple blunt force injuries, officials revealed, as his death was ruled a suicide.
Patrick Lynch, 42, his son James, 8, and daughter Caroline, 6, were found dead near the foot of a five-story parking garage in the affluent Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon at around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, in what authorities have since described as “not an accident.”
The father’s cause of death was confirmed by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office to CBS News Thursday — one day after the office revealed that little Caroline and James had also died from blunt force injuries, but their deaths were deemed homicides.
First responders pronounced James dead at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, just one minute before his little sister, according to the ME’s office.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
