Family members say a 9-year-old San Diego boy who survived an apparent murder-suicide that left his parents and three brothers dead is on life support.
Police say the child’s father is suspected of shooting his sons and their mother before turning the gun on himself Saturday.
Investigators say the parents were estranged and the mother had obtained a restraining order against the father.
San Diego police investigate the scene of a shooting in Paradise Hills, a San Diego neighborhood, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Police said Saturday that five members of a family, including three young boys, have died and another boy was hospitalized with injuries in an apparent murder-suicide in San Diego. (John WilkensThe San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
The Union-Tribune reports Sunday that family members set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for medical expenses. The posting says the boy remains in intensive care.
Officers found a 29-year-old woman, her 31-year-old husband and their 3-year-old son dead. Two boys, ages 5 and 11, died at hospitals.
The newspaper says police had gone to the house two weeks ago to “keep the peace” when the man came over to retrieve tools.
San Diego police investigate a shooting that killed five members of a family and wounded one more in Paradise Hills on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 in San Diego, Calif. Police said two adults and three children were shot to death and a fourth child was hospitalized with injuries in an apparent murder-suicide in San Diego. (Hayne PalmourThe San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
A body is carried out on a gurney at the home where two adults and three children died from gunshot wounds during a domestic shooting in the Paradise Hills area in San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. A husband and wife and three of their young children died Saturday morning at the family's San Diego home in what police believe was a murder-suicide sparked by a bitter divorce. One son is in critical condition. (Hayne Palmour IVThe San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
A San Diego Police officer stands in front of a home where two adults and three children died from gunshot wounds during a domestic shooting in the Paradise Hills area in San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. A husband and wife and three of their young children died Saturday morning at the family's San Diego home in what police believe was a murder-suicide sparked by a bitter divorce. One son is in critical condition. (Hayne Palmour IVThe San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)