A quadruple homicide in upstate New York on Tuesday may have claimed the lives of a mother, her two children and her partner, according to social media tributes, but police are not releasing many details.
Police continued gathering evidence Wednesday inside the basement apartment in Troy, New York, where four bodies were found the day before. The deaths are being investigated as homicides.
Officials say a property manager discovered the bodies early Tuesday afternoon in the city’s Lansingburgh section.
Investigators have not released the victims’ identifies or say how they were killed, but neighbors tell Albany Times Union that a woman lived in the basement apartment with her children, ages 8 and 11, and her partner.
Four people were found dead on Tuesday inside this house on 2nd Avenue in Troy, New York
Troy police investigate multiple deaths at 158 Second Avenue on Tuesday
Troy Police Capt. Daniel DeWolf said the deaths are ‘certainly suspicious.’
The unit where the bodies were found is one of five in a home located in a residential neighborhood along the Hudson River’s east bank, just north of Albany.
While police have been tight-lipped about the victims, several Facebook users identifying themselves as relatives of the deceased have been posting messages and photos, and sharing links to news articles about the killings in Troy.
Based on that information, it is suspected that among the slain were a mother, her son and daughter. DailyMail.com is not naming the victims pending a confirmation from the police department.
Officers swarmed the home at 158 2nd Avenue street shortly before 1pm on Tuesday and cordoned off the area around the residence, a white four-bedroom, two-bath house with a bay window in the front and rows of windows.
Police Capt DeWolf on Tuesday called the deaths ‘horrible, terrible’ and sad. The incident is being investigated as a quadruple homicide.
All of the deceased were reportedly found in the basement of the 5,852-square-foot residence.
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The bodies were discovered in a basement apartment near Albany
Troy police say the deaths are being treated as suspicious and the incident is classified as a quadruple homicide