San Diego Lake Murray Deaths: What Police Have Confirmed So Far
San Diego police have identified the three people found shot to death in a Lake Murray home on Wednesday morning as Amy Voight, 54, David Voight, 56, and their 13-year-old daughter, Mya Voight. The department released the adults' names on Sept. 17, and the teenager was later identified as Mya Voight. The Guardian FOX 5 San Diego
The home is in the Lake Murray area of San Diego. CBS 8 Police said a concerned neighbor discovered the family on Wednesday morning. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators said the family died of gunshot wounds. A weapon was recovered inside the residence. Police said the county medical examiner's office will conduct autopsies, detailed medical exams to determine cause and manner of death. The department documented the case in two releases, first reporting two adults and one teen found dead in a home in Lake Murray on Sept. 16, then publishing a follow-up titled 'SDPD Identifies Three People Found Dead Inside Home' on Sept. 17.
Family members described military and federal service backgrounds for the adults. Gerald Austin, identified as Amy Voight's father, said his son-in-law David Voight served in the Navy as an officer in Iraq and Afghanistan. Austin said his daughter Amy Voight worked with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the Navy's civilian law enforcement agency, as a digital forensic examiner, a specialist who recovers evidence from computers and phones.
Austin attributed the violence to post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, a condition that can develop after exposure to trauma, affecting David Voight. Mary Austin said David Voight's symptoms had recently become more severe. Gerald Austin also said Amy Voight sought help for her husband in recent days but was unable to receive services because they did not have an appointment.
The Department of Veterans Affairs disputed that account. The department said what was alleged regarding VA services "is not accurate." VA press secretary Quinn Slaven said all VA health care facilities offer same-day mental health care to all veterans who need it.
The broader context here is the gap between those two accounts that investigators and health administrators will now have to close. Police have not announced a determination on sequence, motive, or responsibility. The autopsy findings on cause and manner, combined with forensic analysis of the recovered weapon and the scene, will establish the factual record for any further findings.
Looking at what this means for public systems, the case turns on access as much as pathology. The family alleges a failed attempt to obtain urgent care without an appointment. The VA asserts same-day mental health care is available at all its facilities. Reconciling that discrepancy will require appointment logs, call records, facility policies, and clarity on where help was sought. The police investigation remains the authoritative channel for what happened inside the house.
