ELK MILLS, Md. — Friday's shooting that left a family of five dead in Cecil County has officially been ruled a murder suicide.
The Sheriff's Office on Monday indicated that Marcus Edward Milligan, 39, killed himself after shooting his wife and three children, inside their Elk Mills home on Hebron Court.
It's believed Marcus first dialed 911 to report the death of his wife and kids, before mentioning plans to end his own life.
By the time deputies could get on scene and make entry into the home, Marcus was already dead. A gun and cell phone were recovered beside him in a detached garage.
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Throughout different parts of the house, deputies discovered the bodies of his wife Tara Devina Ricker Milligan, 37, and their children Teresa, 14, Nora, 11, and Finn, 8.
An autopsy later confirmed that each had died of gunshot wounds.
There was no prior history of police being called to the home.
