2 Children, 1 Woman Found Dead in Louisiana Home, and Homicide Is Suspected

Louisiana authorities are investigating the deaths of two children and one women at a family home in an incident that sent another woman and child to the hospital.

On Wednesday morning, police received a call requesting medical assistance inside a Terrytown home, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Jason Rivarde said at a press conference.

Rivarde declined to comment on the causes of death, citing an ongoing investigation and pending autopsy.

While Rivarde did not release the victims’ identities, theTimes-Picayunespoke to the slain children’s grandfather, who said he and the kids hadcelebrated Mardi Gras togetherthe day before.

“I’m hurting,” Emmett Rhodes, 53, said, according to the newspaper.

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It is unknown if the person responsible for the deaths is one of the victims. No arrests have been made, Rivarde said.

When asked if the incident was domestic in nature, or a possible murder-suicide, Rivarde replied, “It could be, we’re examining every possibility we can right now.”

Anyone with information is urged to call the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office at 504-364-5300.

source: people.com