Capitola police are investigating a shocking murder-suicide at the Capitola Mall. Police say a 36-year-old man shot his 8-year-old daughter to death before fatally shooting himself at 3:15 p.m. Sunday. The father and daughter were inside a car parked next to Macy's. Just minutes before the double shooting, the girl's mother called police to alert them that her husband was at the mall and attempting to kill himself. The mother, father, and daughter had been shopping together when, for unclear reasons, the father started making suicide threats, Police Chief Terry McManus said. When police arrived at the mall, the woman directed officers to where they could find the family's black Kia Soul. Officers found the girl and girl's father inside suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics attempted CPR, but both were declared dead shortly after at the scene. Police declined to release the girl's name, nor the father's name on Sunday.

Capitola police are investigating a shocking murder-suicide at the Capitola Mall.

Police say a 36-year-old man shot his 8-year-old daughter to death before fatally shooting himself at 3:15 p.m. Sunday.

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The father and daughter were inside a car parked next to Macy's.

Just minutes before the double shooting, the girl's mother called police to alert them that her husband was at the mall and attempting to kill himself.

The mother, father, and daughter had been shopping together when, for unclear reasons, the father started making suicide threats, Police Chief Terry McManus said.

When police arrived at the mall, the woman directed officers to where they could find the family's black Kia Soul. Officers found the girl and girl's father inside suffering from gunshot wounds.

Paramedics attempted CPR, but both were declared dead shortly after at the scene.

Police declined to release the girl's name, nor the father's name on Sunday.