Missouri mother walks into police department after fatally shooting girl and drowning boy, sheriff says

Authorities made two gruesome discoveries Tuesday after a Missouri woman walked into a police station and told officers that she fatally shot one of her children and drowned the other, officials said. Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak said at a news conference that authorities believe both children were killed Tuesday morning.

Ashley Parmeley, 36, of Pevely, is charged with second-degree murder, authorities said Tuesday night. She is being held at the Jefferson County Jail without bond.

A 9-year-old girl was found dead inside the mother's car, which was parked outside the Festus police station, where the mother turned herself in.