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A 2-year-old girl was shot and killed at a home in Minneapolis early Monday. Police said they believe the child was killed by her father, who then fatally shot himself. 

They are investigating the case as a murder-suicide. 

Police said the child’s mother was in the residence at the time but was not physically injured. 

“This is an unimaginable, heartbreaking tragedy,” Minneapolis police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a statement. “Our hearts are with the child’s mother as she faces an overwhelming loss, and with the officers and investigators who responded to such a devastating scene.”

The shooting was reported at about 12:20 a.m. Monday. Officers who responded to the home on the 2900 block of Colfax Avenue North found the man, in his 50s, and the child dead from gunshot wounds.

Their names have not been released. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner will determine the official cause and manner of death. 

Police asked that anyone with information on the case email policetips@minneapolismn.gov or leave a voicemail at 612-673-5845. People who want to provide information anonymously can call CrimeStoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Police said they believe the girl was killed by her father, who then fatally shot himself. They are investigating the case as a murder-suicide. 

Minneapolis police: 2-year-old girl, father dead in apparent murder-suicide

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