Father And Daughter, 3, Found Dead

"LONGMONT, CO — Police suspect a 38-year-old man shot and killed his 3-year-old daughter and then committed suicide this weekend in his Longmont home at 1260 Red Mountain Drive, according to Cmdr. Jeff Satur.

"Two Longmont police officers found the man and child apparently shot dead in the master bedroom of the home Sunday after they went inside to check on the father and daughter's welfare.

"Satur said the man's wife, from whom he is separated, had gone to the home with her teenage son Sunday after a camping trip to pick up the child, who had been dropped off with her father Friday to spend the weekend. The teen and his mother were unable to get anyone to answer the door and could not get the garage door opener to work. They suspected that the power was out and called police when they became increasingly worried about the situation, according to a search warrant for the home.

"The woman told police she had moved out of the home in June and that she had been unable to reach her husband on his cellphone, which was unusual. She added that he had been making `weird` entries on Facebook recently.

"Satur said the man's wife told investigators that he had previously attempted suicide, but police do not have a significant call history to the home. According to the search warrant, investigators discovered that Heydenburg's vehicle had recently been repossessed.

"The Boulder County Coroner is working to determine the official cause and manner of death, and the official release of the identities of the man and child will be withheld until the coroner confirms the identities and notifies next of kin."

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