1/2/24 UPDATE: Investigators hadn't said who killed the Kamals until Tuesday, Jan. 2, when the Norfolk District Attorney's Office announced that Rakesh Kamal was found to have fatally shot his wife and daughter before killing himself.
A couple and their teenage daughter were found dead at a home in Dover, Massachusetts, Thursday night, in what authorities believe is a case of domestic violence.
The slain family members were identified as Teena Kamal, 54; Arianna Kamal, an 18-year-old Middlebury College student; and Rakesh Kamal, 57. They were found at the home on Wilson's Way by a family member, who called 911, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey said at a news conference.
He didn't say if the incident is being considered a murder-suicide, with the medical examiner's office still investigating the cause and manner of the deaths as of Friday morning, but noted that a gun was found by Rakesh Kamal's body.
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While the investigation was ongoing, Morrissey reiterated that the deaths appeared to be the result of domestic violence. He noted that Massachusetts has a domestic violence hotline at 877-785-2020.
"It's clear that this is a confined situation to this individual dwelling and there's no threat to the residents of the town," he said.
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If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), visiting www.thehotline.org or texting LOVEIS to 22522.
Dover police responded to the residence on Wilson's Way around 7:30 p.m. Thursday after receiving a 7:24 p.m. 911 call from a family member who had stopped by to check on the family, according to the Norfolk District Attorney's Office. The family member, who lives in the area, hadn't heard from the Kamals in one or two days.
When officers arrived, police said, they found a man, a woman and their teenage daughter dead. They secured the scene and contacted state police detectives attached to the district attorney's office to join the investigation.
Dover and state police remained at the residence throughout the night, processing the scene.
Morrissey said it's the second death investigation he's done in Dover since he became district attorney — the other was in 2020. His message to Dover residents was, "Say a prayer and their hearts should go out to the entire Kamal family, and they should feel safe."
