Triple homicide suspect was sheriff’s deputy who drove across US to meet girl, police say

Suspect met teen online and catfished' her before killing three members of her family, according to officers

The suspect in a triple homicide in southern California who died in a shootout with police was a Virginia law enforcement officer who police believe drove across the country to meet a teenage girl before killing three members of her family.

Austin Lee Edwards, 28, also probably set fire to the family's home in Riverside, California, on the day of the shooting on Friday before leaving with the girl, the Riverside police department said in a news release.