An Oklahoma woman and her one-year-old daughter were shot dead by her husband in a murder-suicide just nine months after she won $2 million in the lottery, according to a report.
Tiffani Hill, 31, her husband John Donato, 42, and their daughter Leanne were all found suffering from gunshot wounds to the head in their home in Calera, Oklahoma on July 30, local outlet KXII said.
The little girl was still alive when authorities arrived but she died after being airlifted to a Texas hospital. Hill and Donato were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police believe Donato shot his wife and their daughter before turning the gun on himself.
The murders unfolded after Hill won more than $2 million on an Instant Prize Crossword Scratchers that she bought in Valley Springs, California in November last year, her family say.
The mother-of-four married Donato a few months later and they relocated to Oklahoma.
It wasn’t immediately clear how long Hill and Donato had been together.
Her lottery winnings had caused tensions between the couple, a lawyer hired by Hill’s family told the outlet.
The money left behind by Hill and her husband is being put into a trust for the three surviving children, according to McGehee.
The three children, who inside the home when the murders unfolded but were unharmed, are currently in state care.
It is not clear if Donato was their father.
The FBI said they are the lead investigative agency for the suspected murder-suicide – rather than local police – because it occurred on tribal land and Hill is a member of the Choctaw Nation.
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