Charlotte, N.C. – The bodies of a 5-year-old boy and his 8-year-old sister were found shot to death in their burning home, and police charged their father Saturday with the killings.
The father was found a couple of miles from the house with critical injuries, police said without describing his injuries.
The case is the third in less than two months in which a Charlotte-area parent has been charged with killing two children.
Shaken and tearful, Olga Miranda picked through the debris of their home and declined to talk about her husband, Gilberto Miranda Cuellar.
A friend who helped her put a few belongings in a bag said Gilberto Miranda had a history of menacing behavior toward his family, including threatening to kill himself.
Isaide Serrano said the man called her late Friday and told her to take care of his wife. A short time later, Olga Miranda telephoned from her job and said something was wrong at home.
