Father And Daughter Found Dead

"OAKLAND, CA — An elderly father recently diagnosed with a terminal illness shot and killed his quadriplegic daughter and then himself early Monday in their home near Dimond Park, police said.

"William K. Roberts and his daughter Marian, 57, were found dead about 4:30 a.m. by the man's son, who also lived at the home and was asleep when the shooting happened, police said.

"A gun was recovered at the scene.

"The family had lived in the home, in the city's Oakmore District, since 1978. The daughter had been injured in a fall in 1987 and had since been a quadriplegic. It was not immediately known what illness her father was diagnosed with, authorities said."

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