4 Who Died in Apparent Va. Murder-Suicide ID'ed

Police have released the names of a mother and her three children who died in an apparent murder-suicide in Albemarle County.

Albemarle County police identified the mother as 49-year-old Elizabeth Walton.

Her children were identified as Lily Katherine Romando and Andrew Ross Romando, both minors, and 19-year-old Noah Philip Romando. The minors' ages were not released.

Police say in a news release that officers found three of the deceased inside a residence on Stony Point Road in Keswick after responding to a 911 call around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday. The fourth person died several hours later at an area hospital.

Police haven't said how they died, but a gun was involved.

The investigation is continuing but police believe it was an isolated incident.

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