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Man drives family into lake in murder-suicide, police say

You're gonna see him back the vehicle up and drive it at a high rate of speed towards the lake down the sidewalk, making an abrupt left turn towards the lake.

An Arizona man killed himself and his entire family when he deliberately drove into a lake after meeting with his wife and three young children to talk about the kids.

AP reports that surveillance footage shows Glenn Baxter, 27, driving his SUV to Tempe Town Lake before speeding toward the body of water with his wife, Danica Baxter, 25, and their three children— all under four years old— inside.

Investigators have labelled the incident a murder-suicide.

“You’re gonna see him back the vehicle up and drive it at a high rate of speed towards the lake down the sidewalk, making an abrupt left turn towards the lake,” said Lt. Mike Pooley with Tempe Police, who described the video to reporters at a press conference.

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