ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The Latest on a deadly shooting in southeast Albuquerque (all times local):
4 p.m.
Neighbors and friends have left angel figurines and stuff animals outside an Albuquerque home where police say a gunman killed three children.
The three angels made of white plastic bags stood Wednesday in front of the home where authorities say George Daniel Wechsler shot and killed the three children Monday evening as their mother frantically tried to protect them.
He turned the gun on himself and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The mother, whose name has not been released, is in critical but stable condition from gunshot wounds.
Police also have not released the names of the children but said they range from ages 5 to 9.
Wechsler was an Albuquerque native and the brother of one of the stars of ABC’s “Revenge” television series.
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1 p.m.
The man who shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend and killed her three children before turning the gun on himself was an Albuquerque native and the brother of one of the stars of ABC’s “Revenge” television series.
Authorities said George Daniel Wechsler shot and killed the three children Monday evening as their mother frantically tried to protect them. He turned the gun on himself and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The woman, whose name has not been released, is in critical but stable condition.
Wechsler’s younger brother, Nick Wechsler, was also born and raised in Albuquerque but left after graduating high school to pursue acting. His biography lists George Daniel as one of his seven brothers.
Nick Wechsler’s publicist, Mona Loring, did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press.
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11 a.m.
Court records show a man who shot and killed three children and critically wounded their mother had a history that included cases of stalking and assault.
George Daniel Wechsler pleaded no contest in 2003 to misdemeanor stalking and petty misdemeanor assault against a family member. He was also arrested in 2004 for reckless driving, but police say he had no felony record.
Authorities say Wechsler on Monday broke into the home of his 36-year-old ex-girlfriend and waited for her and her children to get home. He then shot them before turning the gun on himself.
The mother has not been identified and remains hospitalized in critical condition.
Police have said the two had a brief relationship and that Wechsler offered to give Christmas gifts to the children several days before the shooting but the mother refused.
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