Murder-Suicide Med For Depression 22/06/2010 New Mexico Father Kills his Two Sons & Self: Recently Started New Depression Med
 
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       <td width="175"><a href="http://www.ssristories.com/show.php?item=4309">Murder-Suicide</a></td>
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       <td width="100">2010-06-22</td>
       <td width="100">New Mexico</td>
       <td width="639">Father Kills his Two Sons &amp; Self: Recently Started New Depression Med</td>
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<div>Paragraph one reads:&nbsp; &quot;<font size="3">The father who allegedly shot his two boys and then himself was suffering from <strong><em><u>depression, </u></em></strong>according to family members.&quot;<br /><br /></font>Paragraph five reads:&nbsp; &quot;<font size="3">Martinez&#39;s father told News 13 his son cherished the boys and would even cry when he had to leave them to go to work.&nbsp; Melvin Martinez had been going through therapy and <strong><u>recently began taking a<em> new medication,</em> </u></strong>his father said.&quot;<br /><br /><br /></font><a href="http://www.krqe.com/dpp/home/father-said-depressed-before-kids-shot">http://www.krqe.com/dpp/home/father-said-depressed-before-kids-shot</a> <br /><br /><h1><strong>Father was &quot;depressed&quot; before kids died<br /><br /><br /></strong></h1><h2><strong>Murder-suicide investigation continues</strong></h2><font size="3">Updated: Tuesday, 22 Jun 2010, 8:17 PM MDT<br />Published : Tuesday, 22 Jun 2010, 12:58 PM MDT<br /><br /><br />LA PUEBLA, N.M. (KRQE) - The father who allegedly shot his two boys and then himself was suffering from depression, according to family members.<br /><br />Melvin Martinez, 44, and his sons, Devin, 10 and Derek, 12, were found dead by a family member on Monday afternoon at their home in La Puebla, according to police.<br /><br />Police have not said if the person who found them was the mother of the children. Martinez lived on the same road as two of his brothers.<br /><br />Family members told KRQE News 13 that along with being depressed Martinez was having a hard time not seeing his boys every day since his divorce. Martinez and his wife had evenly split custody of their children.<br /><br />Martinez&#39;s father told News 13 his son cherished the boys and would even cry when he had to leave them to go to work.&nbsp; Melvin Martinez had been going through therapy and recently began taking a new medication, his father said.<br /><br />He seemed happy when he brought the boys by to visit their grandfather on Sunday, Martinez&#39;s father added.<br /><br />Police are not saying how many times the victims were shot.&nbsp; The shootings could have occurred late Sunday--Father&#39;s Day--or early Monday, police said.<br /><br />Investigators say alcohol was not a factor in the shooting but they did find bottles of prescription pills. Martinez&#39;s parents told News 13 Tuesday that along with seeing a therapist, their son had just started taking a new prescription.<br /><br />An account to defray funeral and other expenses has been established at valley national bank in Espa&ntilde;ola in the name of the children&#39;s mother, Paula Martinez.<br /></font></div> 
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