Child Dies in Murder-Suicide

GARLAND, Texas - A boy and a man were found dead in a Garland park on Friday morning as the result of a murder-suicide, police said.

A dog walker discovered the bodies at about 7:15 a.m. in One Eleven Ranch Park in the 2100 block of E. Brand Road.

Garland Officer Joe Harn identified them as 37-year-old Matthew Knapp and his 10-year-old son Brody. They had been reported missing, he said.

Investigators found a pistol at the scene and they believe Knapp shot his son and then turned the gun on himself, Harn said.

Friends and neighbors said they are surprised. They said Knapp was a loving husband and father of three children.