A family in Texas was found dead in their home garage. Six family members, including their pets, were discovered dead by the police, Thursday morning.
The police say what happened is not an accident, but did not comment if it is a possible murder-suicide case.
In a press conference, the Chief of San Antonio Police Department, William McManus, said, "It's the whole picture. The adults, the children, the pets."
It started with a welfare check.
According to the police report, they received a welfare check for one of the people living in the house. When the police responded, they smelled carbon monoxide in the area. The responding officers also found a note which they described as cryptic and used military jargon. This note led to the police thinking that the house was booby-trapped.
Authorities sent robots and drones to check the vicinity to examine the extent of the situation. It took some time before the investigators were able to clear the place. Fortunately, there were no explosives found in the area.
However, the police were welcomed by this family in Texas, dead in their garage. There were four children, aged eleven months, one, three, and four years old, and two adults inside their vehicle. Two cats were also found inside their car.
The accounts of neighbors on this family in Texas
As of Thursday, Chief McManus of San Antonio PD says there are no explanations yet on what caused the family's death.
According to neighbors, they never saw the family. The family only moved into the neighborhood last January.
Police only have one existing record about the kids from the neighbors. It was only about the kids playing ball in the area and was disturbing someone.
Police investigation on the death of the family in Texas.
There was no direct comment from Chief McManus about a murder-suicide case of a family in Texas that was found dead. However, he specifically mentioned that it was not an accident.
The family's identities are not yet identified, but the Joint Base San Antonio has confirmed that the father of the family found dead was an active Army soldier. The man was assigned at the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade and was reporting from home before the incident.
The spokesperson of JBSA, Monica Yoas, said that the father is not yet officially identified. In the statement released by Yoas, the JBSA grieves with the families of the deceased. "Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the deceased."
There are no further details yet whether the suspect was among the victims.
Because of the father's affiliation to the army, the case is now a joint investigation between the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command and the San Antonio Police Department.
