Boy wounded in Tabernacle suicide-murders dies

Alexander Harriman, 11, who since Sunday had been the sole survivor of an attempted murder-suicide that took the lives of his two siblings and mother, died Wednesday afternoon at Cooper University Hospital, authorities said.

He and his sister, Nadia, 8, and brother, Nicholas, 14, were shot by their mother Thursday in her bedroom in Tabernacle Township, Burlington County, police said. Jeaninne LePage, 44, then shot herself in the head with a revolver.

LePage died Sunday at Cooper. She and Alexander had been in extremely critical condition upon being flown there, authorities said. The two other children were pronounced dead once police arrived at the house.

"All 4 family members of this Tabernacle tragedy have now died," the New Jersey State Police said on Twitter shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday. "Rest in peace children."

Alexander's death came as residents in and around Tabernacle, a community of 7,000, tried to help LePage's remaining family members move on. In recent days, volunteers cleaned up leaves and poured mulch around the home.

"We know they're only cosmetic changes," said Jeff Siedlecki, 49, of Shamong, one of the volunteers. "But we're just trying to make the exterior of the home as welcoming as we can."

Siedlecki said he had been in close contact with LePage's brother Michael; his wife, Jill; and their two children, who shared the home on Holly Park Drive. Authorities initially reported that LePage's sister lived in the home.

Jill LePage is acting as "the rock" of the family, Siedlecki said.

"She seems to be the voice for a very distraught family," Siedlecki said. "And again, I think she's concerned that she's bringing her kids back in the house, so she's trying to do the best she can to prepare for that." Their children have not been in the house since the incident.

Siedlecki said Michael LePage was distraught but also looking ahead.

"He's focusing on his kids coming home and being welcomed there," Siedlecki said. "Not a whole lot about the incident. I think everyone, too, is trying to help them kind of look forward."