STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – A man and two children were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in unincorporated Routt County, located south of Steamboat Springs. Authorities from the Routt County Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare check in Phippsburg, a community 10 miles south of Steamboat Springs, where they discovered the bodies of James “Jake” Hill, 45, a seven-year-old child, and a three-year-old child.
The deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide, and officials have assured the community that there is no ongoing danger. The Routt County Sheriff’s Office has urged anyone with information regarding the incident to come forward.
Further details about the situation were not available at the time of reporting. The motive behind the tragic incident remains unclear. This is a developing story, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
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In summary, a disturbing incident of an apparent murder-suicide has claimed the lives of a man and two children in Routt County. The specifics of the tragedy remain under investigation as authorities work to piece together the events leading up to the deaths.