David Grodnick, 61, an insurance executive, fatally shot his wife Lora, 62, and their 24-year-old daughter Sloane before killing himself at the family's $1.7 million home in Montgomery Township, New Jersey, authorities have confirmed. Police discovered the bodies of all three inside the residence on Azalea Lane on Friday, October 2.
Bodies found in separate bedrooms
According to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office, Lora and Sloane were found in two separate bedrooms, both suffering from gunshot wounds. David's body was located elsewhere in the property, with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A gun was found on him, the prosecutor's office stated.
Paramedics from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital pronounced all three dead at the scene.
Police welfare check led to discovery
Officials said police were called to the family home last Thursday after a request to check on the residents. Officers attempted to make contact but were unsuccessful. They entered the property the following day, making the grim discoveries.
A post-mortem was conducted by the Northern Regional Medical Examiner's Office. The cause of death for Lora and Sloane was identified as gunshot wounds to the head, and their deaths were ruled homicides. David's cause of death was also a gunshot wound to the head, ruled a suicide.
Isolated incident, no public threat
The prosecutor's office said: "The investigation, which remains ongoing, has yielded that the homicide deaths of both Lora and Sloane Grodnick were an isolated incident and there are no threats to the public from this tragic occurrence." They added that the investigation continues and cautioned that "facts and circumstances may change."
Montgomery News reported that David was a senior vice president at insurance agency Land Services USA. He and his wife previously lived in Princeton, where they were members of the Bedens Brook Country Club. David held a degree in business administration from the University of Miami and a BA in English from McDaniel College, Maryland. Sloane had graduated from Hun School of Princeton and was studying fine arts at the Rhode Island School of Design.
