A BABYSITTER’S worried call led police to a horrific discovery inside a million-dollar home.
A family of four was found dead after officers were asked to carry out a welfare check.
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A family of four was found dead in a million-dollar Houston-area home Credit: ABC13
Houston Police said a babysitter and a relative of one of the parents raised the alarm Credit: ABC13
The tragedy unfolded in River Oaks, a wealthy Houston suburb, on Monday evening.
Police said they were called to the home shortly after 5:26 pm.
The victims were a mother, father, and two children.
Their identities have not yet been released.
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Houston Police said a babysitter and a relative of one of the parents raised the alarm.
They contacted authorities after not hearing from the family.
Police said they believe the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide Credit: KHOU- 11
Officers went to the address and entered the home and found all four family members dead.
Police said they believe the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide.
Officials have not yet released details on how the family died.
It was also not immediately clear how long they had been dead before officers arrived.
Neighbors were left stunned by the tragedy.
One neighbor told CBS affiliate KHOU11, “It’s very sad, I shake for the little kids and the family.
“We don’t know all the details, but it’s just a tragedy.”
Another neighbor told Click2Houston the incident was unlike anything they had seen in the area.
“I’ve lived in this neighborhood for 19 years and never seen anything like this,” they said.
“We haven’t had these kind of tragedies.
“We don’t have robberies. We have incredible constables in this neighborhood, but it’s very sad.”
ABC News reported that some neighbors believed the mother was pregnant.
Police did not confirm that detail during a press conference.
The investigation remains ongoing.
