5 bodies, including 3 children, found in Houston
Pastor Dale Morgan
5 bodies, including 3 children, found in Houston*
HOUSTON (AP) — The bodies of five people, including three young
children, were found Saturday afternoon on a sprawling property with
several structures in northeast Houston, police said.
A neighbor made the grisly discovery after seeing a man's body on porch
next to a .22-caliber rifle, investigators said.
The bodies of a woman between 20 and 30 years old and a boy thought to
be about 10 were found in one part of the home, Houston police Sgt. John
Chomiak.
The bodies of a young boy and girl were found in another part of the
home, described by authorities as a simple wooden structure that was
divided in the middle by the porch.
Investigators declined to speculate on the causes of death, although
they said there were no obvious signs of a struggle. They also declined
to release identities of the victims.
Houston police Lt. Dan Harris said a neighbor became concerned after
seeing one of the family's bulls running around unattended in the wooded
area near the home.
Neighbors described the victims as a private, Spanish-speaking family
who lived on the property for the past six or seven years. The father
had built the home himself.
The man was last seen alive as recently as Friday afternoon, witnesses
told police. Next-door neighbor Sally Potts said the man and the girl
walked one of the family's four dogs on Thursday.
Potts said she hadn't heard gunshots, arguing or unusual noise coming
from the house.
Besides the dogs and bull, the family kept a horse and several goats on
the property, neighbors said.