NY Police sergeant shoots teacher wife, two tween sons, then kills himself

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Police from the Clarkstown, New York, Police Department found Bronxville Police Department Sergeant Watson Morgan, 49, his wife Ornela Morgan, 43, and their two sons aged 10 and 12 dead in their home in what they believe is a murder-suicide. 

In a press release posted on Facebook, police said they responded and performed a welfare check on the home Saturday morning. The statement noted, “At this phase of the investigation it is believed that Watson killed his wife and two children, prior to killing himself with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

In a statement reported by CBS, the Bronxville Police Department said, “It is with profoundly broken hearts at the senseless loss of innocent lives that we send this message to a grieving community.” It continued, “Sergeant Watson Morgan and his two sons and wife were discovered deceased at their home in New City, all with gunshot wounds, with Sergeant Morgan’s self-inflicted.”

They noted that “Sergeant Morgan failed to appear for the evening shift” on Friday night so their “Police Department contacted the Clarkstown Police Department in his hometown who made the discovery.” 

They added that before joining the Bronxville Police Department in 2007, Sergeant Morgan worked for the New York City Police Department beginning in 2000. 

Ornela Morgan was reportedly a teacher in the New York City School system. In a statement on X, Educators of NYC said, “We mourn the senseless loss of @NYCSchools teacher, Ornela Morgan, and her family.” It added, “Rest in power, sister!” 

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