Authorities identify child victim in apparent murder-suicide

Published 9:38 am Tuesday, December 13, 2016

By Associated Press

FARIBAULT — Authorities have identified an 8-year-old girl killed in what they believe was a murder-suicide in Faribault.

Police said the bodies of Lynnaya Stoddard-Espinoza and 33-year-old Ryan Perrizo were found inside a home Sunday, and a handgun was found next to Perrizo’s body.

Both had been shot. Autopsies are pending.

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Police said Perrizo and his late wife had been legal guardians of Stoddard-Espinoza since 2012.

Local and state authorities are continuing to investigate.

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