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Berks authorities to release new information on murder-suicide at press conference

In this photo, Willow Short, 4-month-old, center, along with her parents Megan and Mark and sister Liana, 6, and brother Mark, 3, poses for a photo in Sinking Spring, Pa. Willow Short had a heart transplant at 6-days-old. The couple featured in news stories about their difficulties getting medication for the daughter who had a heart transplant were found shot to death in their home along with their three children in apparent murder-suicide, authorities said Sunday.
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In this photo, Willow Short, 4-month-old, center, along with her parents Megan and Mark and sister Liana, 6, and brother Mark, 3, poses for a photo in Sinking Spring, Pa. Willow Short had a heart transplant at 6-days-old. The couple featured in news stories about their difficulties getting medication for the daughter who had a heart transplant were found shot to death in their home along with their three children in apparent murder-suicide, authorities said Sunday.
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LEESPORT >> Authorities have scheduled a press conference to release more details about the murder-suicide in Berks County that claimed the lives of five family members – including three young children.

The Berks County District Attorney’s Office has scheduled the press conference for today at 1 p.m. at the Berks County Ag Center, Leesport. Reporter Eric Devlin will be there with live coverage during the press conference.

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