Authorities are investigating the deaths of a Latino family of four, including two children, whose bodies were discovered in a New Jersey home.
Noticias Telemundo reported that a Hispanic woman killed her husband and two young daughters and then took her own life, just as they were going to be evicted from the house where they had lived for several years.
The incident took place on Lincrest Terrace in the suburban community of Union.
Sheriff's deputies reportedly went to the home shortly after 10 a.m. ET Wednesday to
serve an eviction notice on the property
, which was in foreclosure, when they discovered the bodies, the station reported. Telemundo 47.
Photo of the facade of the property with police tape. Telemundo 47
Following the discovery, police and emergency personnel were called to the home.
The couple and their two children were found dead in the house.
According to neighbors,
the children were under 10 years old
.
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The house sold at auction for $322,000 in November.
The family that lived there should have abandoned the property, after a period of 60 days to leave the property after the sale or face eviction, indicated the Telemundo 47 report.
A neighbor said the family
had lived in the house for 15 years
.
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No other details were immediately available, including the names or ages of the deceased.