PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. — The neighbors of a Florida woman who fatally shot her four children before committing suicide were confused initially about who had been shot when they opened their front door in the middle of the night to find three of the kids outside.

A 911 call released Wednesday shows that the neighbors weren't sure if 33-year-old Tonya Thomas had shot her children or if one of them had shot her.

Thomas called the children back to her house before the neighbors could help them.

Authorities say Thomas shot them as they came back and then shot herself.

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The 911 call doesn't offer an explanation as to why the children returned home.

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