Six Dead In Multiple Murder/Suicide

"RIVIERA BEACH, FL — Police in Riviera Beach said an officer on routine patrol witnessed the end of an apparent murder-suicide.

"According to Riviera Beach police, the officer was investigating a suspicious vehicle parked at the corner of Avenue M and W. 30th St. just after 2 a.m. when he thought he heard gunshots.

"He then saw a man exit a home at 1225 West 30th Street. When the man, identified as Patrick Dell, saw the officer, police said, he shot himself.

"When police went into the home, they found the man's estranged wife, Natasha Whyte-Dell, and seven children. Police said Whyte-Dell and four of the children had been shot and killed.

"A 15-year-old was also shot and was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. The other children, a 1- and a 3-year-old who police identified as the couple's biological children, were not injured and were being taken care of by relatives.

"Police said four of the children that were killed were Dell's stepchildren. They were identified as Javon Nelson, 11; Daniel Barnett, 10; Bryan Barnett, 14; and Diane Barnett, 13.

"Police said Dell acted alone and were investigating the killings as a murder-suicide."

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