Parents, 4 kids, 2 cats, dead in apparent murder-suicide in San Antonio

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Six members of a military family were found dead on Thursday at a home in San Antonio, Texas, in what appeared to be a murder-suicide.

Police discovered two adults and four children dead in an SUV in the home's garage, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said at a news conference Thursday night. The family has not been identified, but McManus said the adults, a man and a woman, were in their mid-to-late-30s. The children ranged in age from 11 months old to 4 years old.

McManus told reporters earlier in the day that officers also found a "cryptic" note with "military jargon" on the front door. According to McManus, the note, once it was interpreted, said there were "bodies or people inside," and warned, "Do not enter."

Police, concerned that the home was "booby-trapped with explosives," searched the residence with a robot to ensure it was safe. The neighborhood was also evacuated as officers combed the scene.

Police were eventually able to enter the garage, where they found the family dead along with two cats in a basket in the front seat.

 

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That is sad.

McManus told reporters earlier in the day that officers also found a "cryptic" note with "military jargon" on the front door. According to McManus, the note, once it was interpreted, said there were "bodies or people inside," and warned, "Do not enter."

Why would dead people care about who entered their house? (That points to something unusual in this story.)