Their deaths have been ruled homicides by gunshot wound. The children’s father, Robert Payne, 31, was also found dead at the scene, with authorities ruling it a self-inflicted gunshot wound ...

Briana Payne and her children were fatally shot by Robert Payne, the husband and father of the family, on Feb. 21, in a murder-suicide, according to police. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune ...

Their deaths were all ruled homicides. Robert Payne, 31, also died of gunshot wounds, according to the coroner’s office. His death was ruled a suicide. An investigation is ongoing.

They were identified as: Authorities determined the deaths of the three children and Briana Payne to be homicides, while Robert Payne's death was ruled a suicide. The bodies were discovered Friday ...