A Plantation man who police say killed his wife and toddler before trying to take his own life served in the military and had recently reached out for help to address his mental health.

Forty-year-old Jean Carlos Aponte is in critical condition at the hospital after an apparent self-induced drug overdose. On Tuesday, his wife Sara Ashley Gama, 38, and 2-year-old son, Ethan, were found dead inside their home.

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