Two siblings and their father are dead after a murder-suicide, officials with the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) said.

Police said David Lee Housden, 55, shot and killed his daughter, Kaylee Nicole Housden, 16, and his son, Alexander David Housden, 20, and then killed himself. This happened on Tuesday morning, around 3:30 a.m., at Water Lily Circle.

WSPD said the mother was in the home at the time and called 911.

“It’s a somber day in our city,” Winston-Salem Police Department Chief William H. Penn Jr. said Tuesday morning during a news conference.

Kaylee was a student at Atkins High School and was a member of the color guard, while Alexander was a junior, majoring in Exercise Science with a Biology minor, at Winston-Salem State University.

Tricia McManus, superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, announced that a crisis team is available for an unlimited time to help aid students, faculty, and staff.

“My heartfelt condolences also go out to the family. When this type of tragedy occurs obviously the family is deeply impacted and so are all those who knew the family and especially our students at Atkins,” McManus said.

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