New Yorker was the last man to die on September 11...
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25 years later, his family think they know the chilling reason why
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A family of three found dead in their home has been identified as a Navy veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, his wife and their teen daughter.
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David Voight, 56, and his wife, Amy Voight, 54, were found dead in their San Diego home on Wednesday morning after authorities received a 911 call reporting two unresponsive individuals, according to the San Diego Police Department.
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Officers rushed to the home and found the couple with gunshot wounds and no signs of life.
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They were pronounced dead at the scene.
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San Diego PD later located the couple's 13-year-old daughter dead in the house.
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Preliminary evidence has indicated that all three died from gunshot wounds.
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A gun was also recovered at the property.
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Amy's parents, Mary and Jerry Austin, told local Fox affiliate KUSI that the teen was their granddaughter, Mya.
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The grandparents said in an interview with KUSI that David was in need of mental health help before the family was found dead.
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You could visibly see there was something really wrong.
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You could tell,' Mary said.
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She alleged that Amy took David to a mental health clinic for help on her birthday, which was the day before they were found dead, and spoke with a receptionist.
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Amy Voight and her husband, David, pictured above, were found dead in their San Diego home on Wednesday alongside their teen daughter, Mya
Mya's grandparents confirmed she was also found dead in her home with her parents.
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She is pictured above in an undated image with her father
Amy was a digital forensics analyst for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and David was a decorated Navy warrant officer
Jerry claimed that his daughter was turned away because she did not have an appointment.
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They added that David suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from his three decades as a Navy warrant officer, serving alongside Navy SEALs in war zones across Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Mary and Jerry expressed sympathy for their son-in-law and praised him as a good man who struggled with mental illness.
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Jerry told KUSI that he is a veteran himself and also suffers from PTSD.
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Quinn Slaven, the press secretary of Veterans Affairs, said all of their facilities offer same-day mental healthcare.
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'VA can’t comment on this particular case due to privacy concerns.
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What’s being alleged regarding VA services is not accurate.
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All VA healthcare facilities offer same-day mental healthcare to all Veterans who request it,' Slaven added.
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It's unclear which medical facility the couple went to before their deaths and what services David was offered.
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Veterans Affairs has stressed that they do not turn away veterans in need.
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Amy's parents described her as a devoted mother and said she worked as a digital forensics analyst for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
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The concerned neighbor who initially reported the incident previously told 10 News that she 'heard loud bangs the night before.'
Amy's parents said that David had been struggling with his mental health and suffered from PTSD
San Diego police officers were called to the family's San Diego home early Wednesday after a neighbor found two adults and a child dead inside
A neighbor went inside the home and called 911 after Mya did not leave for school on Wednesday morning
She then became concerned when she noticed Mya did not leave for school on Wednesday morning and entered the home using a key she was given to pet-sit.
Police initially told the media that they were investigating the incident as a potential murder-suicide.
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An officer with the department told the Daily Mail on Friday that they could not confirm the nature of the investigation.
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The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office will perform autopsies to determine the cause and manner of death for the family.
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