The suspect accused of fatally shooting a Florida mother and her three children died Wednesday after an encounter with police. 

Al Stenson, 38, was shot and killed at the Slumberland Motel in Sanford, north of Orlando, the Lake Wales Police Department said.

His death comes a day after Lake Wales Police said they responded to a medical call at the Sunrise Park apartment complex along Dawnlight Drive. When officers arrived, they found a mother and her three children dead with apparent gunshot wounds. 

The children were identified by Fox13 Tampa Bay as a 21-year-old son and daughters, ages 17 and 11…

… Any relationship between Stenson and the four victims was not immediately released, though neighbors say he was the father of the children, according to Fox13. The names of the victims have not been released. 

The shooting remains under investigation, and a possible motive has not yet been offered. 

“During this investigation, detectives determined Stenson shot the victims in an apartment, then fled immediately thereafter at approximately 5 a.m.,” Lake Wales Police said. “It was not until 8:51 p.m. on May 2 that law enforcement was notified when the victims were discovered by family members.”

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