Marine, woman dead after apparent murder-suicide

A San Diego-based Marine and an unidentified woman were killed in an apparent murder-suicide Wednesday night, the Marine Corps has confirmed.

Sgt. Massamba Diatta, 29, and the 23-year-old woman were discovered by police inside their Houston hotel room after authorities were tipped off by an individual assigned to Diatta’s unit who notified them of “disturbing information” being posted by the Marine on social media, Lt. Larry Crowson told the Houston Chronicle.

The caller told authorities the Marine, who was assigned to recruiting school at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, could be suicidal and was likely accompanied by a woman and a child.

Authorities found both Diatta and the woman with fatal gunshot wounds. The 4-year-old child was found wandering around the premises.

It’s believed that the child witnessed the incident, Crowson told the Chronice, before going to the hotel’s front desk to tell the attendant a man had shot his mother.

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