Police rule father killed himself, 3 children

? Police in western Georgia have determined that a father whose body was found in a wooded field next to those of his three children shot them and himself.

The body of 28-year-old Eddie Harrington was found Wednesday near the family’s home in Columbus. Nearby were the remains of his 3-year-old son Cedric Harrington and twins Aliyah and Agana Battle. The girls were nearly 2.

The children’s mother told authorities Harrington withdrew $200 from the couple’s bank account March 4 to buy a handgun and left with the kids that night.