A Florida father “systematically” shot his wife and two teenage children dead then started a fire that destroyed a tennis star’s mansion before turning his gun on himself, detectives announced on Friday.
But evidence found inside the burned-out building, security camera footage of Campbell purchasing large numbers of fireworks that he scattered around the property, and buying gasoline that he used as an accelerant, led investigators to conclude that he was the sole perpetrator.
“Based on the findings of the medical examiner and our investigation, it has been determined to be a murder-suicide,” Lusczynski said at a lunchtime media briefing.
“Darrin Campbell, with the gun that was registered to him, a .40 Sig Sauer, systematically shot his son, his daughter and his wife in the head. He then placed fireworks throughout the residence, used an accelerant to assist in lighting the fire, lit the fire and then shot himself.
