Distraught Dad Kills Daughter, Dog

"DAVE, FL — Police identified the man who they said killed his 6-year-old daughter and himself outside of his ex-wife's home on Thursday morning.

"Children walking to school found Paul Andrade, his daughter, and a dog inside a van in the 7300 block of NW 37th Street in Davie about 7 a.m.

"`We heard a commotion outside. We thought it was more like arguing,` said one neighbor. `I came out and looked and saw the gentleman slumped over in the back seat of the van. It was wide open. You could see him just lying there.`

"Andrade, 30, attached a hose from the exhaust pipe to the inside of the car, killing himself, his daughter, and the dog by carbon monoxide poisoning, according to police.

"`They must've fallen asleep,` said Davie Police Capt. Dale Engle. `They observed a female holding a child, rocking back and forth, obviously distraught.`

"Police believe Andrade was upset over the end of his relationship with the girl's mother, who had recently remarried. He had regular visitation with his daughter, said police.

"`The man was distraught. His ex-wife had recently remarried in the last month or so, and felt that this was his way of getting back at her,` said Engle."

From local10.com...