Investigators say they did not find a suicide note and were still investigating why Campbell killed his family |
Police say a family found
dead in a burned Florida home were shot and killed by their father, who
set the house alight before killing himself.
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Col Donna Lusczynski said investigators were looking to determine a motive.The victims had rented the $1.5m (£884,468) home from former tennis star James Blake for about two years.
Mr Blake, 34, was not at the home, located in a wealthy Tampa neighborhood, at the time of the fire.
He was one of the top-ranked tennis players in the world in 2006, retiring from competition in 2013 after a 14-year career.
#Firework purchase Col Lusczynski said they had not found a suicide note from Darrin Campbell, 49, but investigators had concluded the deaths were a so-called murder-suicide.
His wife, Kimberly, and their two children were found shot in the head in their respective bedrooms in the home.
#Campbell then scattered fireworks and petrol around the house before setting it ablaze, according to police.
Police said Campbell had purchased "several" petrol cans and
$650 (£384) of fireworks days before the fire destroyed their home. Campbell had been an executive for several high-profile companies around the US and his wife, Kimberly, was a housewife. Their two children, Colin, 19, and Megan, 15, went to a nearby school,
"This is certainly disturbing," Ms Lusczynski said, adding the two teenagers were well-liked at their school. "Anytime something like this happens, it's a tragedy."
Firefighters were called on Wednesday morning to the home. Neighbours told police they heard explosions coming from the property.
Kimberly Campbell's father said earlier the family had been close-knit and successful.
"I've lost my entire family," Gordon Lambie said from his Michigan home. "It's very tough right now because I'm 1,500 miles away."
William Weimer, vice-president of Phantom fireworks, confirmed Mr Campbell had bought fireworks on Sunday, describing them as the kind of fireworks usually set off in back gardens.
Source: BBC News
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