Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey addressed the Kamal family deaths in a press conference on Friday.Photo:Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
It was announced on Tuesday that Rakesh shot and killed his wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself, in a statement from the Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, perNBC10 BostonandCBS News Boston.
The causes of death were revealed following preliminary results of autopsies of the Kamal family.
Rick Kamal.
Prosecutors stated that the gun used in the incident was a .40-caliber Glock 22 and it was not registered to Rakesh, nor did he have a license for it.
An investigation is ongoing as testing on the gun continues. A final autopsy report is expected in a few weeks, authorities stated, per NBC10 Boston and CBS News Boston.
Teena Kamal.
“It’s clear that this is a confined situation to this individual dwelling, and there’s no threat to the other residents of the town,” Morrissey said in the press conference Friday.
In a statement released ahead of the news conference, the DA’s office believed the evidence at the scene “does not indicate the involvement of any outside party, but suggests that this is a deadly incident of domestic violence.”
“It is not believed that there is any ongoing danger to the Dover community related to this incident,” the DA’s Office added.
A rep for the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment at the time.
Arianna Kamal.
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It was also shared, per the outlet, that her mother Teena acted as head of the institution’s parents association, and was “a committed and caring advocate for both parents and students at Milton.”
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
