(WKOW) -- A woman shot and killed her children before turning the gun on herself Sunday night, according to a news release from the Middleton Police Department.
The release stated a 34-year-old woman shot her family members with a handgun inside an apartment on Maywood Avenue.
The report comes after Middleton police Captain Tyler Loether said three people were found dead and another man was shot multiple times at an apartment complex on the 6300 block of Maywood Avenue Sunday evening.
"A 31-year-old male was struck by gunfire multiple times as he exited the residence," Loether wrote. " Two children, an 8-year-old female and a 5-year-old male, were struck and killed by gunfire."
He said the woman, the mother of the children, then turned the gun on herself and ended her own life.
Loether added the man, who is the children's father, remains hospitalized but is no longer in intensive care.
"Domestic violence has no place in our community," Loether said. "The Middleton Police Department remains committed to thoroughly investigating domestic violence incidents and enforcing the law to the fullest extent."
Loether included the following information:
Middleton police are available by dialing 911 for emergency situations, and at 608-824-7300 for non-emergencies. For additional, local domestic violence resources, click here.
Middleton police remind everyone in the community of the following mental health resources:
- Journey Mental Health Crisis 608-280-2600: 24-hour crisis line for any Dane County resident experiencing a mental health crisis
- Recommended for acute mental health symptoms including suicidal thoughts.
- 988: 24-hour mental health help line
- Recommended for emotional distress, needing someone to talk to.
- Behavioral Health Resource Center 608-267-2244
- Recommended for callers not in crisis but seeking guidance to connect with mental health services.
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