An 11-year-old Hardin County girl and her father are dead following what police are calling a murder-suicide.
Kentucky State Police says the girl died at the hands of her father, 49-year-old John Jonas. Both were found dead outside their home in Vine Grove.
Hardin County Schools spokesman John Wright says grief counselors will be available for students and staff at Vine Grove Elementary, where the girl was a fifth-grade student.
“The most important part is that we’re letting students express themselves. If they need to visit with a counselor, or teacher, or friend, we’re allowing them to do that today.”
A police investigation into the deaths is ongoing. Autopsies are scheduled today in Louisville.
The name of the girl who was killed has not been officially released by the school or police.
