Family nightmare as parents and their two children found dead inside home in pricey Texas suburb

By JOE HUTCHISON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 04:56, 5 May 2026 | Updated: 04:56, 5 May 2026 A family of four were found dead inside their million dollar home in a Houston suburb after what police believe to be a murder suicide.  The unidentified family, a mother, father and two children, were found dead inside the home in River Oaks.  Houston Police Department said they were called to the address shortly after 5:26pm on Monday night for a welfare check.   Police said it was a babysitter and a relative of one of the parents that alerted officers to have concerns after not hearing from the family.  Officers arrived and entered the home to find the family inside. The family of four were found inside the address in the 2100-block of Kingston Street, seen here Houston Police Department said they were called to the address shortly after 5:26pm on Monday night ABC News meanwhile spoke with neighbors who believed the mother to be pregnant  The police department believe that the incident is a murder suicide. One neighbor told KHOU11: 'It's very sad, I shake for the little kids and the family. We don't know all the details, but it's just a tragedy.'  Another neighbor told Click2Houston: 'I’ve lived in this neighborhood for 19 years and never seen anything like this. We haven’t had these kind of tragedies.  'We don’t have robberies. We have incredible constables in this neighborhood, but it’s very sad.' ABC News meanwhile spoke with neighbors who believed the mother to be pregnant, but at a press conference police would not confirm that detail.   If you or someone you know needs help, please call or text the confidential 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the US on 988. There is also an online chat available at 988lifeline.org.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.