Motive for St. Augustine double murder-suicide not yet known

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Preliminary autopsy findings have confirmed that Tuesday's death investigation in the Coronado neighborhood was indeed a double murder-suicide. The motive for the incident is not known at this time.

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According to a release from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, Dr. Predag Bulic of the District 23rd Medical Examiner's Office found that the death of Gregory Scott Testa, 51, was a suicide while the deaths of his parents Joyce E. Testa, 87, and Raymond Testa, 90, were homicides.

All three died as the result of gunshot wounds, the release stated. The family was found dead in a home in the 400 block of Gianna Way after deputies came to check on the homeowner, Gregory Testa. They were requested to do so by his employer, who had not seen or heard from him for several days.

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