The nephew of San Francisco’s former deputy police chief has paid tribute to his aunt and her 24-year-old daughter after they were shot dead by the deputy police chief’s husband, saying the killings left their family “heartbroken” and “forever changed.”
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killings → pay → family
Retire Deputy Chief of Police Ann Mannix, 65, and Katie were gunned down by retired police sergeant Kevin Mannix, 68, before he turned the weapon on himself Sunday night, according to police.
The three bodies were found at a home in the affluent Marin County, across the bay from San Francisco.
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Brendan Mannix remembered his Aunt Ann Mannix as a trailblazer who helped other women advance in the San Francisco Police Department, and his cousin Katie as an aspiring nurse who often sent loved ones messages of encouragement.
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who → gun → encouragement
He also tore into his uncle Kevin for the “senseless act of violence” that had left him “lost for words.”
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that → tear → words
“My beloved aunt, retired Deputy Chief Ann Mannix, and my dear cousin, Katie Mannix, lost their lives in a senseless act of violence.
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aunt → lose → violence
We’re heartbroken, lost for words and forever changed,” he wrote on Facebook.
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he → ’re → Facebook
Katie Mannix was close to fulfilling one of her dreams, Brendan Mannix said.
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Mannix → fulfil → dreams
“My sweet Katie had her whole life ahead of her.
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Katie → have → her
She was so close to following in her older sister Lauren’s footsteps and becoming a nurse,” he wrote.
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he → follow → footsteps
“Katie was the kind of person who would send you a random text just to say she loved you or to give you encouragement when you needed it.
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you → send → it
She had such a big heart and a way of making people feel special.
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people → have → heart
It hurts knowing she won’t get to live out the dreams she was so excited about.”
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she → hurt → dreams
Brendan Mannix also reflected on his aunt’s rise through the police department and her commitment to supporting the women who followed her.
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who → reflect → her
She worked her way up to Deputy Chief, but she never forgot where she started.
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she → work → Chief
She looked out for the women coming up behind her and helped open doors for them.
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She → look → them
I’m so proud of what she accomplished and the example she set,” he wrote.
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he → ’m → what
Brendan Mannix, who also served as a San Francisco police officer, said working alongside relatives was “one of the greatest honors of my life.”
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working → serve → life
“I’ll always treasure that,” he added.
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he → treasure → that
He thanked police officers, friends and community members who had reached out to the family.
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who → thank → family
“Your love and support mean more than I can put into words,” he wrote.
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he → mean → words
Brendan asked supporters to keep his two surviving cousins in their prayers as the family grieves.
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family → ask → prayers
“My heart is especially with my two surviving cousins.
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heart → survive → cousins
Please keep them and our family in your prayers,” he wrote.
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he → keep → prayers
“I know I’ll carry this loss for the rest of my life.
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I → know → life
Aunt Ann and Katie, I love you both and miss you more than I can say.
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I → love → you
I find comfort knowing our Lord and Savior is holding you in His arms, free from pain and suffering.
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Lord → find → pain
Until we meet again.”
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we → meet → ?
San Francisco police officers confirmed the deaths.
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officers → confirm → deaths
Chief Derrick Lew wrote a department-wide message saying the agency was sharing the news “with heavy hearts.”
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agency → write → hearts
Chief Lew added: “Please keep their family in your prayers.
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Lew → add → prayers
BSU is available to all members who may need it during this difficult time.”
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who → need → time
A close family friend, who said she was Ann Mannix’s best friend of 60 years, also confirmed the deaths to The California Post, adding: “This is so sad for me.
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This → say → me
Love her, she didn’t deserve this.”
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she → love → this
Deputies who responded to the scene after 5 p.m. found all three dead inside the home.
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three → respond → home
Shots were fired in the Strawberry Circle neighborhood, which is an unincorporated area of Strawberry east of Mill Valley, according to a news release.
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which → fire → release
Police arrived within minutes to the home and reached out to the person who made the initial call.
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who → arrive → call
That person had left the home, according to the sheriff’s office.
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person → leave → office
The perimeter around the residence was secured for further investigation.
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perimeter → secure → investigation
“There is no known threat to the community,” they said, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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they → be → Chronicle
Ann Mannix climbed the ranks of the San Francisco Police Department, becoming deputy chief of the Field Operations Bureau in 2018 before taking charge of the Special Operations Bureau in 2019, according to department records.
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Mannix → climb → records
She also made history as the first woman to serve on the department’s SWAT team and eventually lead the unit.
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She → make → unit
…and 13 more, not listed.
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