On Tuesday, before a 31-year old woman in Lynn, Massachusetts fatally shot herself, she killed three of her male relatives.
While authorities haven’t officially released the woman’s name, news media outlets identified her as Khosay Sharifi.
Officers from the Lynn Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in a home just before 3 p.m. Tuesday and found two men, her 34-year old brother-in-law and 66-year old father, dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
Just before 4:30 p.m., cops found Sharifi dead inside her car in a Stop & Shop parking lot about a mile away.
They later discovered a 56-year old man dead in his car, revealed to be the brother-in-law’s dad, nearby.
On Sharifi’s Facebook page, she wrote on Tuesday, “Several months ago, I found out that my sister has been abused by her husband for 14 years (since they met).”
She then continued to give details of how her brother-in-law choked her sister, slapped and swore at her, and then recently punched her in the face.
“My parents & his parents knew all these years but have not really done much but say “work it out” “what will people say if you separate” or even victim blaming,” Sharifi continued in the post. “I’m trying to say all this as nice as I can so my post doesn’t get deleted. There’s no excuse for what he did. He kept doing it because no one did anything about it. How long did he think he would get away with it?”
Sharifi’s long written post continued to explain how abuse can affect someone not just physically, but also mentally.
She also included a message to her sister: “I hope you start healing & actually teach your daughters that abuse is not ok as they have also witnessed him slap you. I asked how they felt about that & they said they were scared & didn’t know what to do. Let’s not pass this on to your kids as it has been passed on to you.”
Sharifi’s ended her post after talking about her mother’s abuse by their father.
“My father has also been abusive before & verbally but mostly financially abusive to my mom from what I’ve personally witnessed. Maybe that’s why my mom did not protect her own daughter, because she’s a victim too. But that’s no excuse, how can you let your own daughter get abused. Also, don’t force me to be with the wrong person just for the sake of marriage. This whole mindset of “just work it out” needs to change because it is not healthy. I will not deal with this nonsense.”
The Facebook post was shared on Tuesday afternoon shortly before the killings began. One comment on the post reads: “You will be missed I’m sorry it had to end like this. I hope your sister and mother find peace.”
A GoFundMe has been created for the family and is titled “Funeral Fund for the Sharifi Family of Lynn, MA.”
The description reads, in part, “As many of you may have heard, our family was struck with tragedy during the afternoon of Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022. We have lost four loved ones in devastating and unforeseen circumstances.”
“Time and time again, mental health is demonstrated to be such a prominent issue in society. Abuse of all types takes a significant toll on individuals affected, and leads to damage and loss in many ways. Our family was a victim of this scenario, and now two young children are fatherless. We are absolutely traumatized, heartbroken, and lost.”
Authorities have not commented on the motive or officially released the names of the suspect and victims.
I’m sorry, but why are you saying the children are lost and heart broken. From my experience they are relieved. The no longer have to be terrified in their home by their abuser. Why would anyone give to this go fund me other that to bury the female.