(WHDH) — Five children were found alone in their home on Christmas morning after their parents died in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said.
Deputies responding to a home on Daun Street in Houston, Texas, discovered an apparent murder-suicide involving a husband and wife, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
The victims, who the sheriff’s office identified as 45-year-old Arsenio Gonzalez and 42-year-old Maria Gonzalez, were found dead on the lawn. The children, ages 7 to 16, were found unharmed inside the home.
“The wife had signs of blunt trauma and the husband appeared to have a self-inflected gunshot wound,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Investigators noted that the couple had just returned home from a family Christmas function when the assault and shooting occurred.
Children Protective Services is assisting with placing the children with family.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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