is mourning the loss of his wife and his son. in a strange and tragic turn of events at the family home in gaithersburg. a domestic situation gone bad. and this case hits close to home for investigators, because at the center of it is one of their own a sergeant with 27 years on the force. dead is the sergeant s 25-year-old son. police say the officer opened fire on his child in defense of his wife, who was being stabbed. the officer observed his son attacking his wife with some type of sharp instrument, observed some type of stabbing motion. in an effort to stop this attack, the officer discharged a handgun and shot his son. reporter: the son died on the scene. police say the sergeant called 911. they say he stayed on the phone getting medical instructions until rescue crews arrived. despite his efforts, his wife died at the hospital. the family has lived at the home on lake catrine terrace for more than two decades. neighbors are stunned. the whole family. very nice
attacking his wife with some type of sharp instrument, observed some type of stabbing motion. in an effort to stop this attack the officer discharged the handgun and shot his son. reporter: the son dead at the scene. doctors declared denise dead soon after she arrived at the hospital. police commanders have put sergeant stirkens on routine administrative leave until they figure this all out. determine whether there s a mental health component, a substance abuse component. reporter: christopher stirkens was busted for marijuana possession and paraphernalia. a neighbor says he was terrified of his friends and says police have been to the house before. i never saw him. makes you wonder what kind of a person he was. did something happen to make him snap? reporter: the final post on denise stirkens facebook page was for mental health awareness week. depression, anxiety and panic attacks are not a sign of weakness she wrote. they are signs of having tried to remain stron
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