The authorities of Houston they investigate the death of four members of the same familywhose bodies were found on May 4 in their home, located in a River Oaks neighborhood.
According to information from Univisión, the authorities received the alert from the sister of one of the victims and the babysitter, who tried to contact the family. but they got no response.
Upon arriving at the home, located in the 2113 block of Kingston Street, near Shepherd Drive and Westheimer Road, authorities found the lifeless bodies of a man, a woman and two children.
The victims, according to Univisión, They had gunshot woundsso the authorities are investigating whether one of the family members would have caused the deaths.
The first hypotheses suggest that man, 52 yearswould have shot his wife, 39and then to their two children, four and eight years old. Later, he would have taken his own life.
With respect to the identity of the victimsauthorities indicated that the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences will provide information in a timely manner, while investigations continue.
On the other hand, homicide detective L. Brooks said that, given preliminary information that indicated that the deceased wife was pregnantthere was still no confirmation.
Univision added that the authorities did not confirm whether the weapon used in the incident was recovered.
Finally, residents of the area suspect that the incident occurred during the night of Sunday, May 3, and the early morning of Monday, May 4.
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