The bodies of three teenagers were discovered at a rural Texas house in what police have described as a possible 'double murder-suicide'.
Harris County deputies were called to the property near the 4500 block of Wolcek Road in Crosby Tuesday afternoon when a family member who lived next door found the bodies.
The victims are believed to be two teenage girls, both 17, and a 15-year-old boy. Two bodies were found together in the home, and a third body was found 'separate,' authorities said.
The relative was looking for somebody when they made the grim discovery at the house.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at a press conference that it appears one of the teens killed themselves after killing the other two.
The gun that appears to have been involved was found at the scene, he said.
'There was a firearm we found but we don't know, we assume they were shot,' he added. 'There will be a forensic investigation that will determine their cause of death.'
The owner of the house where the bodies were found was out of town, Gonzalez added.
'A family member discovered three deceased bodies inside the residence. They all appeared to be teens,' Gonzalez said. 'We know a family member was trying to locate someone. They came to a location but they didn't get a response.'
'Based on the trauma that was viewed, it appears that this may be a case of double homicide-suicide, but that is still going to be under investigation. But that is the preliminary information that we have.'
Gonzales called the deaths 'senseless' and 'tragic.'
The victims have not been named and investigators said they don't know yet the nature of their relationship to each other, but they believe at least two of the teens were related, and the third was an acquaintance.
Two teen girls and a boy are found dead after 'double murder-suicide'
Harris County deputies were called out to the property in the Crosby area yesterday afternoon after a 'family member' who lived next door found the bodies of the three teenagers.
