Houston parents of 8 year old boy found dead in murder suicide after child’s parents failed to pick him up from school on Tuesday.
The parents of an 8 year old Texas boy who failed to pick up their son after school were found dead at the family residence in what investigators believe was a murder suicide.
Officers responding to the family’s Houston residence for a ‘welfare check,’ on Tuesday ‘saw something that led them to believe the circumstances inside the house were dangerous,’ HPD Lt. Larry Crowson said, according to KHOU-TV.
When police arrived, investigators said the circumstances appeared ‘dangerous,’ so they went inside.
South Gessner officers are at 7600 Bankside at the scene of an apparent murder / suicide. Homicide is investigating. 202 pic.twitter.com/jEz9tfz6s6
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) November 15, 2023
No known motive
‘Once they got in the house, they found an adult female deceased from apparent blunt trauma and they found a male that appears to be deceased from self-hanging,’ he said.
The 34-year-old female victim was found dead in the dining room, while the 54-year-old man was discovered hanging in the game room, according to police.
The identities of the deceased were not released, with the couple’s murder suicide under investigation.
The 8-year-old was turned over to Child Protective Services.
