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Family wiped out in apparent murder-suicide named as Navy vet, 56, who had PTSD, his wife and their 13-year-old daughter

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Gable, S. (2026, September 18). Family wiped out in apparent murder-suicide named as Navy vet, 56, who had PTSD, his wife and their 13-year-old daughter. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16141869/family-murder-suicide-veteran-california.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-18 · by Sophie Gable
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David Voight, a 56-year-old Navy veteran with PTSD, his wife Amy Voight, and their 13-year-old daughter Mya were found dead from gunshot wounds in their San Diego home on Wednesday morning. David served for three decades alongside Navy SEALs in Iraq and Afghanistan, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The family’s tragedy came after Amy had reportedly tried to seek mental health help for her husband the day before but was turned away due to lack of an appointment, according to the parents Mary and Jerry Austin. Veterans Affairs later clarified that all veterans can receive same-day mental healthcare at their facilities.
Written by AI on 2026-09-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Two adults and a child were found dead in their $1 million home in San Diego early Wednesday morning after a neighbor reported hearing "loud bangs" overnight. Police arrived shortly before 8:20 AM following a call from a concerned neighbor who noticed the family's daughter, Mya, age 13, did not leave for school and used a key to enter the home. Inside, she discovered the couple, David Voight (56), a Navy veteran with PTSD, and his wife Amy Voight (54) dead from gunshot wounds.

The family's deaths were initially treated as a potential murder-suicide by San Diego police. Amy's parents revealed that David had been struggling with worsening mental health symptoms due to his military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. The day before the tragedy, Amy had sought help for her husband at a VA clinic. Police recovered a firearm from the scene but did not report any previous calls to the home.

The case highlights the challenges faced by veterans suffering from PTSD and underscores the importance of recognizing warning signs and providing timely support for such individuals.

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Sophie Gable
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Topics

KUSI Navy New Yorker San Diego Veterans Affairs

Subjects

David PERSON · 7× Amy PERSON · 5× Mya PERSON · 5× San Diego GPE · 5× Navy ORG · 4× Jerry PERSON · 3× KUSI ORG · 3× Mary PERSON · 3× Amy Voight PERSON · 2× the Naval Criminal Investigative Service ORG · 2×

Narrative

The concerned neighbor who initially reported the incident previously told 10 News that she 'heard loud bangs the night before.' Amy's parents said that David had been struggling with his mental health and suffered from PTSD San Diego police officers were called to the family's San Diego home early Wednesday after a neighbor found two adults and a child dead inside A neighbor went inside the home and called 911 after Mya did not leave for school on Wednesday morning She then became concerned when she noticed Mya did not leave for school on Wednesday morning and entered the home using a key she was given to pet-sit. Police initially told the media that they were investigating the incident as a potential murder-suicide.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
🔮 You could visibly see there was something really wrong.

Claims (28 extracted, 5 hedged)

New Yorker was the last man to die on September 11... asserted
Yorker → die → September
25 years later, his family think they know the chilling reason why - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A family of three found dead in their home has been identified as a Navy veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, his wife and their teen daughter. asserted
who → think → disorder
David Voight, 56, and his wife, Amy Voight, 54, were found dead in their San Diego home on Wednesday morning after authorities received a 911 call reporting two unresponsive individuals, according to the San Diego Police Department. uncertain
authorities → find → Department
Officers rushed to the home and found the couple with gunshot wounds and no signs of life. asserted
Officers → rush → life
They were pronounced dead at the scene. asserted
They → pronounce → scene
San Diego PD later located the couple's 13-year-old daughter dead in the house. asserted
PD → locate → house
Preliminary evidence has indicated that all three died from gunshot wounds. asserted
three → indicate → wounds
A gun was also recovered at the property. asserted
gun → recover → property
Amy's parents, Mary and Jerry Austin, told local Fox affiliate KUSI that the teen was their granddaughter, Mya. asserted
teen → tell → ?
The grandparents said in an interview with KUSI that David was in need of mental health help before the family was found dead. ' asserted
family → say → help
You could visibly see there was something really wrong. uncertain
You → see → ?
You could tell,' Mary said. uncertain
Mary → tell → ?
She alleged that Amy took David to a mental health clinic for help on her birthday, which was the day before they were found dead, and spoke with a receptionist. asserted
they → allege → receptionist
Amy Voight and her husband, David, pictured above, were found dead in their San Diego home on Wednesday alongside their teen daughter, Mya Mya's grandparents confirmed she was also found dead in her home with her parents. asserted
she → picture → parents
She is pictured above in an undated image with her father Amy was a digital forensics analyst for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and David was a decorated Navy warrant officer Jerry claimed that his daughter was turned away because she did not have an appointment. asserted
she → picture → appointment
They added that David suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from his three decades as a Navy warrant officer, serving alongside Navy SEALs in war zones across Iraq and Afghanistan. asserted
David → add → Iraq
Mary and Jerry expressed sympathy for their son-in-law and praised him as a good man who struggled with mental illness. asserted
who → express → illness
Jerry told KUSI that he is a veteran himself and also suffers from PTSD. asserted
he → tell → PTSD
Quinn Slaven, the press secretary of Veterans Affairs, said all of their facilities offer same-day mental healthcare. asserted
all → say → healthcare
'VA can’t comment on this particular case due to privacy concerns. asserted
VA → comment → concerns
What’s being alleged regarding VA services is not accurate. asserted
alleged → allege → services
All VA healthcare facilities offer same-day mental healthcare to all Veterans who request it,' Slaven added. asserted
Slaven → offer → it
It's unclear which medical facility the couple went to before their deaths and what services David was offered. uncertain
David → go → services
Veterans Affairs has stressed that they do not turn away veterans in need. asserted
they → stress → need
Amy's parents described her as a devoted mother and said she worked as a digital forensics analyst for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. asserted
she → describe → Service
The concerned neighbor who initially reported the incident previously told 10 News that she 'heard loud bangs the night before.' Amy's parents said that David had been struggling with his mental health and suffered from PTSD San Diego police officers were called to the family's San Diego home early Wednesday after a neighbor found two adults and a child dead inside A neighbor went inside the home and called 911 after Mya did not leave for school on Wednesday morning She then became concerned when she noticed Mya did not leave for school on Wednesday morning and entered the home using a key she was given to pet-sit. Police initially told the media that they were investigating the incident as a potential murder-suicide. asserted
they → report → suicide
An officer with the department told the Daily Mail on Friday that they could not confirm the nature of the investigation. uncertain
they → tell → investigation
The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office will perform autopsies to determine the cause and manner of death for the family. asserted
Office → perform → family
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