Man in Sweden announces apparent murder-suicide on Facebook Swedish police say a man in his 50s fatally shot his two children before announcing on a social media he would kill himself in an apparent murder-suicide

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Swedish police say a man in his 50s fatally shot his two children before announcing on social media he was killing himself in an apparent murder-suicide.

Police spokesman Johan Thalberg said Thursday in a statement that police had received information the evening before that "a serious incident had occurred" in the village of Möklinta, some 125 kilometers (77 miles) northwest of Stockholm.

Police also said a firearm was used, without elaborating.

The man and the children were not identified.