A New Jersey mother killed her husband and two daughters before taking her own life in a murder- suicide just moments before officials arrived to evict the family from their home, according to authorities.
Members of theUnion County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the home ofRuben Alarcon, 51, and his wife, Andrea Alarcon, 42, to find both dead along with their two young daughters.
The Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force (UCPOHTF) said in a statement that after a joint investigation with the Union Police Department (UPD) it was determined that Andrea “fatally shot her husband and two daughters before fatally shooting herself.”
The murder weapon was located near Andrea’s body when authorities arrived at the scene, according to the UCPOHTF.
Public records obtained by Inside Edition Digital show that the family’s home had been foreclosed on by the bank, and on Oct. 31 it was sold in a sheriff’s sale.
The family had 60 days from that date to vacate the home according to records, and at the time of their deaths had exceeded that allotted time, which is why deputies arrived at the home to serve an eviction notice.