CAPITOLA >> A 36-year-old man killed himself and his 8-year-old daughter while sitting in a parked car near the rear of Capitola Mall Sunday.

At 3:16 p.m., a woman called 911 to report that her husband, who had begun making suicidal threats, was at the mall with their daughter. The three had been shopping together prior to the incident, according to Capitola police.

By the time the police located the man, he had shot himself and his daughter inside their black Kia Soul.

The girl and the man died shortly after emergency medical technicians arrived on scene. A LifeFlight helicopter was subsequently cancelled.

Witnesses on scene reported seeing two bodies being removed from the vehicle.

Dispatch initially identified the girl as being 7 years old. Capitola police later confirmed she was 8 years old.

The man and his daughter remain unidentified Sunday while Capitola police detectives and the Santa Cruz coroner’s unit investigate the incident.

Suicide Prevention Service’s suicide crisis line is free, multilingual, confidential and available 24 hours a day. It can be reached at 877-663-5433 (ONE-LIFE).