DA: Father bought gun day after domestic dispute call

LEESPORT, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say a Pennsylvania man bought a gun a day after police responded to a domestic dispute call, and a few weeks later he killed his wife and three children and then himself.

The Berks County district attorney said Monday that 40-year-old Mark Short Sr. shot and killed his 33-year-old wife, Megan, and the couple's three children.

The children - 8-year-old Lianna, 5-year-old Mark Jr. and 2-year-old Willow - were found dead alongside their parents Aug. 6 in the family's home in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania.

Authorities say the couple had been having "domestic issues." They found a handwritten murder-suicide note and a handgun near the husband.

Neighbors say Megan Short had posted on social media before her death that she planned to leave her husband. A funeral Mass was held Friday.