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Decorated San Francisco police officer and her daughter killed by her husband in suspected murder-suicide
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Retired Sgt. Kevin Mannix, 68, allegedly killed his wife Ann Mannix, 64, a retired deputy chief, and their 24-year-old daughter before taking his own life in a suspected double-murder suicide in Marin County.
- The bodies were discovered after a 911 call from someone who safely exited the residence; investigators have not yet released a motive, and autopsies are pending.
- Ann Mannix was a trailblazing officer in the San Francisco Police Department, joining in 1986 and becoming the first woman to join and later lead the SWAT team, eventually rising to deputy chief before retiring in 2021.
- Kevin Mannix served 27 years with the SFPD, retiring in 2018 with the rank of sergeant; the department and police association expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss.
- The San Francisco Police Officers Association described the incident as a profound tragedy that has left the SFPD community reeling, with no simple answers to the painful questions raised.
