Memorial tribute remembers 2 young children killed in murder-suicide in Mt. Lebanon
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A brother and sister, just 8 and 6 years old, respectively, are being remembered with flowers at a makeshift memorial in Mt. Lebanon after they were killed in a murder-suicide. The medical examiner said James and Caroline Lynch died along with their father in a murder-suicide on Tuesday. Both children's cause of death has been ruled a homicide. Flowers piled up on Wednesday to remember the siblings, and Mt. Lebanon also allowed people to leave remembrances at the pavilion at Clearview Common. The community held an emotional prayer service on Wednesday night at Saint Michael the Archangel Parish's Saint Bernard Church, with many in attendance saying it was important to attend. Caroline Lynch (left) and James Lynch (right) (Photo: KDKA) The tributes drive home how young the victims were. On Wednesday, a 10-year-old who went to school with Caroline Lynch came with his own reason to remember her. "I came here because I wanted to hon