Six people were found dead early Monday in a Texas suburban home after police say two brothers allegedly killed four family members and then killed themselves.
Police in Allen, a suburb of Dallas, went to the home around 1 a.m. for a welfare search. Police said the call came from a family friend who said one of the boys was suicidal.
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“The friend saw the message his friend made on Instagram, and that’s what made him call and say he’s concerned about his well-being,” Allen told police. Jon Felty.
The social media report said the boy had been depressed since 2016 and that he had cut himself. The message also mentions the ease with which his brother bought a gun, as well as his sadness with the finale of ‘The Office’.
Police did not disclose the identities of those who died, but said they included two teenage brothers, a sister, their father and mother and a grandmother. Police say the youngest victim was 19.
The two boys were students at the University of Texas at Austin; the sister had a full scholarship to New York University.
The parents were from Bangladesh, and the grandmother was from their homeland.
“The mother-in-law was supposed to return to Bangladesh next month,” said Quamrul Ahsan of the Bangladesh Association in North Texas.
Police believe the killing took place somewhere on Saturday, based on the level of bodily decomposition.
“Two brothers have made an agreement that they will complete suicide and from there it will go where the whole family was taken,” Felty said.
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Ahsan believes similar future incidents can be avoided.
“Get to know your family first. Talk to your children and your children and see what they do,” Ahsan said. “Talk to your neighbors so that something like this does not happen again.”
If you or someone you know is thinking of suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
The Associated Press contributed to this report.