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\nSarah Rice, 39, is being remembered as a “beloved mother, daughter, wife, and friend” after she was found dead alongside her longtime partner Greg A. Johnson, 42, on Friday nightPolice have said the incident appears to be a murder-suicide, and Rice’s family alleged Johnson shot and killed her before turning the gun on himselfOne of the couple’s three children discovered their bodies in the family’s basement after being dropped off from a playdate<\/p>\n
A Pennsylvania community is mourning the death of a local mother whose family says she was the victim of a murder-suicide at the hands of her longtime romantic partner before one of their children came home from a playdate and discovered their bodies.\n<\/p>\n
Sarah Rice, a mother of four, and Greg A. Johnson, her longtime partner and the father of three of her children, were identified as the deceased by Bethlehem, Pa., officials this week, according to reports by the local Lehigh Valley Live<\/a>, Lehigh Valley News<\/a> and WFMZ<\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Rice, 39, and Johnson, 42, who were discovered dead in the basement of their home on Friday, Jan. 2. The couple shared three children, ages 8, 4 and 2, according to a GoFundMe<\/a> launched by her older sister Janelle Rice to help raise money for the kids.\n<\/p>\n The couple was not officially married but had been together for more than 20 years, according to Lehigh Valley Live. The outlet reported that Rice also separately has a 24-year-old daughter, and is survived by her mother and three sisters.\n<\/p>\n \u201cWe have lost a beloved mother, daughter, wife, and friend to a senseless act of violence,\u201d the GoFundMe post written by Rice\u2019s older sister read, calling her death \u201ca horrific act of harm.\u201d\n<\/p>\n According to the Bethlehem Police Department<\/a>, an adult called 911 after dropping off one of Rice\u2019s children at home following a Friday night playdate. Soon after the child was dropped off, police said they came back out of the house and told the adult \u201ca serious issue had occurred inside the residence.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Police said they found two other children inside the home, as well as an older adult who appeared \u201cunaware\u201d that gunshots had rang out downstairs. Authorities said the older adult is not considered a suspect.\n<\/p>\n Sarah Rice.<\/p>\n