Florida police say Minnesota man killed girlfriend, infant before shooting self

A 27-year-old Minnesota man apparently killed his girlfriend and their infant daughter in Florida on Saturday before shooting himself, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

March 12, 2018 at 4:07AM

A 27-year-old Minnesota man apparently killed his girlfriend and their infant daughter in Florida on Saturday before shooting himself, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

Kevin Benjamin Olesen Farias was in critical condition in a Florida hospital after surviving a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Jessica Johnson, 32, of Wisconsin and the couple's daughter, Gabriela Farias, who was 1, died, the Sheriff's Office said.

The mother and daughter were found lying in the middle of a clay road in the Ocala National Forest, which is northwest of Orlando.

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Erin Adler is a suburban reporter covering Dakota and Scott counties for the Minnesota Star Tribune, working breaking news shifts on Sundays. She previously spent three years covering K-12 education in the south metro and five months covering Carver County.

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