A 6-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died after her father allegedly pushed her and her 8-year-old brother from a parking garage had been living with a rare genetic disorder and serious health complications, according to a previously published interview.
Caroline Lynch, her brother, James Lynch, and their father, Patrick Lynch, were pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday afternoon. Authorities believe Patrick Lynch pushed both children from the garage in Mt. Lebanon, an affluent suburb of Pittsburgh, before jumping himself at about 4:15 p.m.
Caroline was diagnosed shortly after birth with Williams syndrome, a rare condition that can affect development, cognition, growth and the cardiovascular system. She also had heart and lung disease, her mother said in a 2025 interview with Mt. Lebanon Magazine.
“When she was born in 2020, right in the middle of the pandemic, we found out she had Williams syndrome and heart and lung disease,” Anna Lynch told the magazine.
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“I didn’t know anyone raising a child with a disability, and I didn’t know where to start,” she added.
Investigators have not disclosed what prompted Patrick Lynch to kill his children and himself. At the scene, Mt. Lebanon Police Chief Jason Haberman appeared emotional as he told reporters the deaths were being investigated “not as an accident.”
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