BREAKING NEWS: The murders of a husband and wife and their daughter in Riverside allegedly stemmed from a catfishing incident involving the teenage daughter of one of the victims, police said. Here are the latest details.
According to an update issued by the Riverside Police Department on Saturday, Mark Winek and his wife Sharie Winek along with their 38-year-old daughter Brooke Winek were killed by a man who was reportedly involved in an online relationship with the teenage daughter of one of the victims.The incident all unfolded the day after Thanksgiving.
Firefighters with the Riverside Fire Department worked to put out the fire and found the bodies of all three Winek family members laying on the ground in the front entry way. Police said Edwards traveled to Riverside from Virginia, where they said he parked his vehicle in a neighbor's driveway and walked to the teen's home.
Police said Edwards fired shots at deputies and was shot and killed by deputies shortly after. The teen was not injured. During a vigil on Saturday, neighbors told Eyewitness News the Winek family was always neighborly and went out of their way to help the community. The victims' family was in attendance but did not wish to speak with the media."I just want everyone to know how loving they were. They don't deserve this. I'm not eating. I'm not sleeping. It just hit me very, very hard," said Bonnie Davis, who said she has lived nextdoor to the Wineks for two decades.
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