(Reuters) - A recently
retired suburban New York police office shot and killed his two daughters
before killing himself at the family's home, media and authorities said on
Saturday.
Glen Hochman, 52, who
retired from the White Plains police force last month, killed two daughters,
ages 17 and 13, before killing himself in Harrison, an affluent town about 15
miles northeast of New York City, newspapers and broadcasters reported, citing
police sources.
Hochman's wife and an older
daughter were not home at the time.
"The department is
shocked and horrified by the news of this unfathomable tragedy," David
Chong, White Plains' public safety commissioner, said in a statement. Hochman
served 22 years on the White Plains police force, he said.
Police in Harrison could
not be reached for official confirmation or details of the killings.
Harrison schools superintendent
Louis Wool released a statement on the girls' deaths.
"In this awful moment,
let us remember how proud we are of them, and how much they have helped
others," he said.
The head of the school
attended by one of the victims also issued a statement offering condolences.
Friends of the slain teenagers expressed their shock on Twitter
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