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The deaths of four people found in a Turlock home Thursday night are being investigated as a murder-suicide, police said Friday.
A female family member who had not seen or heard from the victims — a 78-year-old man, his wife, 70, and their two sons, ages 39 and 42 — found the bodies inside the home on Thursday at about 10 p.m. and called police.
The identities of the victims are not being released at this time, as the Turlock Police Department have not been able to confirm the identities, despite receiving photos from the family of the residents.
Property records online show residents of the home include Sarkis Babakhan, Rozmary Babakhan, and Radni Babakhan, but these names have not been confirmed.
An unknown family member allegedly found the first victim when upon arriving at the home to check on the victims after not hearing from them, and called the Turlock Police Department, said Turlock police spokesperson Officer Mayra Lewis.
Officers then responded to a “suspicious incident” and located the other three victims in the home; the victims were found throughout the home, not in a singular location, said Lewis.
She explained that the bodies had allegedly been deceased in the home for at least 24 hours.
According to Lewis, the case is being investigated as a murder-suicide, but the perpetrator is still unknown.
Agencies/Canadajournal
