Police identified the man who shot and killed himself and his two young children Saturday as Christopher Dawson, MD, a former physician at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Waxahachie (Texas), according to the Star-Telegram.
Police responded to a call around 7 a.m. Saturday and discovered the bodies of Dr. Dawson, 36, and his two children at their home in Texas.
Dr. Dawson's neighbor told the Star-Telegram he and his girlfriend heard an animal-like yelp around 6:30 a.m. Saturday.
A woman whom authorities later identified as the children's mother called police after she found the children's bodies, according to the report.
The medical examiner's office ruled Tuesday Dr. Dawson and his children –– Luke Dawson, 9, and Aubrey, 5 –– died in what police determined to be a murder-suicide. The children died from injuries sustained in the shooting, while Dr. Dawson's death was a ruled a suicide, the medical examiner's office said.
Dr. Dawson had been an employee at the hospital from Sept. 4 until Oct. 20, according to hospital records obtained by the Star-Telegram. Hospital officials did not comment to the publication as to why Dr. Dawson left the hospital, according to the report.