Mourners continue to leave memorials and flowers outside the home Terminate Matthewsa Connecticut woman who was killed along with her two daughters by her boyfriend before he committed suicide.
A makeshift memorial is growing outside the home in Plainville, where a triple suicide occurred on Friday, March 27.
Patrick KingMatthews’ boyfriend is said to have called his sister after the murders and told her what he had done. He also told her he intended to die, police said.
The police arrived, leading to a standoff with the police that lasted several hours. King was contacted by a SWAT negotiator but refused to leave peacefully.
After breaking the door, they found the bodies of Felisha, 31, their four-year-old daughter Ava Kingagain Mileena MatthewsFelisha’s 12-year-old daughter with whom he is in love. They were all shot dead.
A memorial erected on the family’s front steps includes Easter cards, fresh spring flowers such as tulips and stuffed bunnies, according to WFSB. Over the weekend, the neighborhood was decorated with pink ribbons in memory of the three victims.
Many neighbors said the family had moved to Plainville in January and was starting to make friends in the area.
Kristen St Pierre he said his daughter attends the Middle School of Plainville with Mileena, who was new to the school but very friendly.
“Disbelief. My daughter was sad because she knew this girl,” said St Pierre.
Plainville schools provided grief counselors, and students coordinated to wear all black in Mileena’s memory.
The police are still investigating but there are still no motives for violence.
Matthews was a former 911 dispatcher for the city of Waterbury.
Jennifer Knox from Plainville walks the neighborhood every day with her grandson.
“I walk through this area … two or three times a day, you never know when something might happen. Those poor, innocent children and that beautiful mother – I’m speechless,” Knox said.
“Our hearts go out to the friends of this family and everyone in this grieving community who is looking for answers,” said the chairman of the Plainville City Council. Christopher Wazorko in a statement, according to in the Hartford Courant. “The loss of life is very painful for this close-knit community, and we stand together in grief and compassion for all those affected.”
FOX 61 spoke with one of Mileena’s students, Niko, who said she was always smiling.
“I heard whether he was at home or not. I was confused. It started with a lot of cars, then there was a SWAT truck on our street,” Niko told a local outlet. “He wasn’t in school a lot; he missed two or three times a week.”
If you or someone you know is emotionally distressed or thinking about suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). And you can call or text 988 for help, or chat with someone now at 988lifeline.org.
