We are learning more details about how a family of four died inside a San Mateo home. The disturbing discovery was made on Alameda de las Pulgas near 42nd Avenue Monday morning.
A man, a woman and two children were found dead in the home.
Sources tell the ABC7 News I-Team on Tuesday the mother was fatally shot and the man died by suicide, both inside the bathroom. San Mateo police say a 9-millimeter pistol was found.
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Sources also say the two children is believed to have died by poisoning. Police say the children had no gunshot wounds.
Police are investigating this as a murder-suicide.
San Mateo police say they got a call for a welfare check at the home on Monday.
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Police are investigating after four people, two adults and two young children, died inside a San Mateo home.
They had to break a window to get inside, and that’s when they found four people dead.