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Decorated San Francisco police officer and her daughter killed by her husband in suspected murder-suicide

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A suspected murder-suicide occurred in San Francisco on Sunday when retired Sergeant Kevin Mannix, 68, shot his wife Ann Mannix, 64, a retired deputy chief of police, and their daughter Katherine Elizabeth Mannix, 24, before taking his own life. The incident left the San Francisco Police Department mourning over the loss of a decorated officer known for her pioneering role as the first woman to join and lead the SWAT team.

Written by AI on 2026-10-13, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 12, 2026, retired San Francisco police sergeant Kevin Mannix, aged 68, killed his estranged wife Ann Mannix (former SFPD Deputy Chief, age 65) and their youngest daughter Katie (age 24) before taking his own life in their $2 million home in the Strawberry neighborhood of Mill Valley, California. Police responded to gunfire reports at around 5pm on Sunday and found all three deceased inside the house.

Details emerged that Ann Mannix had been complaining about her marriage to Kevin before the incident. The couple was not officially estranged but were facing relationship turmoil. This suspected murder-suicide left the SFPD community reeling, with many expressing shock over the tragedy involving two respected police figures and their daughter. Autopsies on all three victims are scheduled for further investigation into the motives behind this tragic event.

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SFPD The San Francisco Police Department the Marin County Sheriff’s Office the San Francisco PD the San Francisco Police Officers Association

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Ann Mannix PERSON · 4× Kevin Mannix PERSON · 3× SFPD ORG · 3× Katherine Elizabeth Mannix PERSON · 1× Katie PERSON · 1× San Franciscan NORP · 1× The San Francisco Police Department ORG · 1× the Marin County Sheriff’s Office ORG · 1× the San Francisco PD ORG · 1× the San Francisco Police Officers Association ORG · 1×

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The San Francisco Police Department was in mourning Tuesday after a trailblazing police officer and her husband, who also had worked for the department, were found dead along with their daughter in what investigators are calling a “suspected double-murder suicide.”

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🔮 Investigators have not released a motive for the mayhem and autopsies were scheduled Tuesday for all three individuals.

2026-10-13 · NBC News

Decorated San Francisco police officer and her daughter killed by her husband in suspected murder-suicide · assertive framing

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investigators → work → what

Retired Sgt. Kevin Mannix, 68, fatally shot his wife, Ann Mannix, 64, a retired deputy chief, and their 24-year-old daughter, Katherine Elizabeth Mannix, around 5 p.m. Sunday before turning the gun on himself, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said. asserted

Office → shoot → himself

Police found their bodies after responding to a home in a neighborhood just north of the city following a 911 call from a person “who safely exited the residence.” asserted

who → find → residence

Investigators have not released a motive for the mayhem and autopsies were scheduled Tuesday for all three individuals. asserted

autopsies → release → individuals

Meanwhile, the San Francisco PD was trying to absorb the loss. asserted

PD → try → loss

“The tragic loss of retired Deputy Chief Ann Mannix, her daughter Katie, and retired Sergeant Kevin Mannix in a suspected murder-suicide has left our entire SFPD family reeling,” the San Francisco Police Officers Association said in a statement posted online. asserted

Association → retire → statement

“There are no words that can fully capture the depth of this tragedy, nor are there simple answers to the painful questions we are all asking.” asserted

we → be → questions

Kevin Mannix worked for the SFPD for 27 years before retiring from the department in 2018 with the rank of sergeant, according to the department. But it was his wife who left the biggest mark on the department. A fourth-generation San Franciscan with several relatives who had previously worked as police officers, Ann Mannix joined the SFPD in 1986 a little over a decade after it started to hire women as patrol officers, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. uncertain

Chronicle → work → officers

Ann Mannix rose steadily through the ranks, from lieutenant in 2003 to commander in 2015 and to deputy chief in 2018. asserted

Mannix → rise → 2018

Before retiring in 2021, she led the field operations and special operations bureaus, the police department said in a statement. asserted

department → retire → statement

And she was the first woman to be part of and later lead the SWAT team. asserted

she → lead → team