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Massachusetts Man Kills Wife and Daughter in Murder-Suicide

Rakesh Kamal used an unregistered firearm in the tragic event, amid the family's financial struggles and the dissolution of their education technology company.

  • Rakesh Kamal, a man from Dover, Massachusetts, shot and killed his wife, Teena Kamal, and their daughter, Arianna Kamal, before taking his own life.
  • The firearm used in the incident was a .40-caliber Glock 22 pistol, which was not registered to Rakesh Kamal, and he was not licensed to possess it.
  • The Kamal family had been facing financial difficulties, with their home going into foreclosure and Teena Kamal filing for bankruptcy in 2022.
  • Rakesh and Teena Kamal were previously involved in an education technology company, EduNova, which was dissolved in December 2021.
  • Arianna Kamal was a first-year student at Middlebury College, involved in a Women in Computer Science student organization and the college's choir.
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