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Investigators have identified the four family members who died in a triple murder-suicide in Lynn, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.
Essex County and Lynn investigators say Kahosay Sharifi, 31, shot her father, Mohamad Sharifi, 66, and her brother-in-law, Sanjar Halin, 34, at 98 Rockaway St. She then shot and killed her brother-in-law's father, Abdul Halin, 56, in his vehicle outside of 44 Laighton St.
Kahosay Sharifi then took her own life in her vehicle in the parking lot at Stop & Shop on Washington Street, investigators said.
Investigators have not discussed a possible motive, but a Facebook post may shed light on what led up to the shootings. Just moments before the shootings, Kahosay Sharifi posted on Facebook that her brother-in-law physically abused her sister for 14 years and that both sets of parents knew, but did nothing to stop it.
“There's no excuse for what he did. He kept doing it because no one did anything about it,” she wrote. “This whole mindset of ‘just work it out’ needs to change because it is not healthy. I will not deal with this nonsense.”
Officials declined comment on the post.
"We cannot confirm, nor will we comment on, information contained in social media postings," investigators said in a release. Lynn police responded to 98 Rockaway St. shortly before 2:55 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a report of shots fired in the area. The 66-year-old and 34-year-old victims were found at the Rockaway address.
Shortly after 4:25 p.m., the 31-year-old woman was found dead inside her vehicle in the parking lot of the Stop & Shop grocery store at 35 Washington St. Authorities determined that she died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Investigators later found the 56-year-old man dead inside a vehicle that was parked outside 44 Laighton St., which is less than a mile away from the Rockaway Street shooting scene and less than half a mile away from the Stop & Shop shooting scene.
A GoFundMe page identified the victims as members of the Sharifi family and said the tragedy was a result of mental health issues.
“Abuse of all types takes a significant toll on individuals affected, and leads to damage and loss in many ways … now two young children are fatherless,” a family member wrote. “We are absolutely traumatized, heartbroken, and lost.”
The shooting is being investigated by Lynn police, the Essex State Police Detective Unit and Blodgett's office.
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