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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Hi, today is Friday the 21st day of July. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning. Authorities in Bucks County say a father shot and killed his eight-year-old son and then turned the gun on himself. They are now trying to piece together what led up to what is being investigated as a murder suicide on Thursday night. The Lower Makefield Township Police Chief Kenneth Kaluzi said the situation began with a wellness check. When police arrived at the residence, they saw a child lying on the floor inside the home of the 500 block of Heritage Oak Drive. Officers kicked the door in and found both the 47-year-old father and his son suffering from gunshot wounds to their heads. No one else was home at the time of the shooting. The mother of the family was notified of the situation. Police say she was obviously distraught. And she recently got a restraining order against him. Was that part of the deal? I didn't hear any of that this morning, Steve, I don't know. No identities have been released at this time. Officials say grief counselors will be available on Friday at the school. The child attended in the Pensbury School District. A school bus monitor is facing charges after a six-year-old girl with special

needs died following an incident on a bus ride in New Jersey.

27-year-old Amanda DeVilla of New Brunswick was arrested on Wednesday in charge with second-degree

manslaughter and second degree endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutor said.

The child who uses a wheelchair was being transported on a school bus to an extended school year program at a local school in Franklin Township, Somerset County on Monday morning when she became unresponsive.

During the ride, a series of bumps in the road caused the six-year-old to slump in her wheelchair seat, making the four-point harness, which secured her to the chair to become tight around her neck, ultimately blocking her airway.

The Somerset County prosecutor's Office said in a statement on Thursday.

The school bus monitor who secured the child to the chair was seated towards the front of the bus at the time

and was utilizing her cell phone while wearing earbuds, headphones, devices in both ears.

The office said and the investigation revealed that that was in violation of policies and procedures.

Police responded to a school shortly after 9 a.m. and administered CPR to the unresponsive child.

The child was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

DeVilla is being held in Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.

The child was diagnosed with a rare chromosome disability called Emmanuel Syndrome. The child was nonverbal. Her father told WABC, the incident

remains under investigation. Rescue crews were called to an airport in Bucks County on

Thursday to help a skydiver who got stuck in a tree. The incident was reported about 5 o'clock

at the Penridge Airport located on the 1100 block of North Ridge Road in Percasie. A skydiver was caught in tree branches when crews arrived on the scene. The diver was rescued and officials say he appeared to be unharmed. According to Penridge police, the man was stuck in a 30-foot tree for under a half hour. It can be deadly landing in trees. I know. Obviously, it's something you will seek to avoid.

Further information on what led to the incident has not yet been released.

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