Distraught over money, man kills family, himself
A Berkeley man apparently distraught over family financial problems fatally shot his wife and two young children before turning the gun on himself at a popular park in the hills east of San Francisco Bay, police said.
An officer responding Monday evening to a report of fireworks found the bodies in a parking lot at Tilden Regional Park in Contra Costa County.
A note apparently written by Kevin Morrissey, 51, found at the scene indicated he was distressed about money difficulties at the skin care practice he ran with his wife, East Bay Regional Park Police Chief Timothy Anderson said.
Police identified the other victims as Morrissey’s wife, Dr. Mamiko Kawai, 40, and the couple’s two daughters, Nikki Morrissey, 8, and Kim “Lena” Morrissey, 6.
A .357-magnum revolver, registered to Morrissey, was found at the scene, Anderson said.
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