Wilkes-Barre Woman Christina Tyler ID’d As Mother Found Dead With Child In Murder-Suicide

BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, PA. (THECOUNT) — Wilkes-Barre woman, Christina Tyler, has been identified as the woman found dead along with a child inside a vehicle in an apparent Luzerne County murder-suicide.

Tyler, 31, and her 5-year-old daughter, Olivia, were both found dead of undisclosed reasons while inside a vehicle in Bear Creek Township, according to reports.

The mother and daughter were found lifeless inside a car in what Pennsylvania State Police say is a murder-suicide near Laurel Run Road in Bear Creek Township, around 7 a.m. on Friday.

As of now police are calling this a murder-suicide investigation and say no one else was involved. There is no outstanding threat to the public.

The car was towed away from the area at about 10 a.m., reports PhillyCBS.

State Police haven’t released more information at this point, but they say this is an ongoing investigation and should have more details later.

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Geo Quick facts: Bear Creek Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township has a total area of 67.8 square miles, making it is the largest municipality in Luzerne County. The population was 2,774 at the 2010 census – Wikipedia.