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residents of a place Texas Towns are shocked after police find four people dead at home Christmas Eve.
“Our garage is open and we [had] People in the yard were celebrating, we were laughing, we were eating, we were having fun and things like that were happening right down the street,” said Stephanie Turner, a neighbor who lives in Terrell, North Texas.
According to the Terrell Police Department, on Wednesday at 5:29 p.m., officers responded to a residence to conduct a welfare check and Four people were found and pronounced dead. On site.
Police were unable to provide specific information about the events leading up to the home, but said at the time they believed the home was isolated and posed no further threat to the public.
turner told nbc dallas fort worth Her son and other family members were playing outside the home when police first arrived.
“They weren’t sure what it was, but we just knew it wasn’t right,” she said, adding that she and others in the neighborhood were shocked by the horrific incident. “It’s a really nice community. People here love each other and all these wonderful things,” she said.
Kathern Limmer was preparing food when she looked out the window and saw “police cars everywhere.” The next day, she and her husband learned more details.
“This is the day before Christmas, and their families spent Christmas without them,” she said. “How can you go outside and look at the house every day and know what’s going on?” Johnny Limmer added. “It’s unbelievable, really… [I] Can’t catch it. “
independent The Terrell Police Department has been contacted for any updates and further information regarding this case.
Turner said she had been in contact with the families of the four victims who were “trying to find some understanding of this tragedy.”
“It’s going to tear their family apart, it’s going to tear their family apart, you know?” she told nbc. “Because no one knows why, no one knows how, or what causes this, or what causes this.
“All they know is that their family members are dead.”
She added: “Whenever they think about celebrating Christmas, or even Christmas Eve… these people are going through some trauma.”
Terrell Police ask anyone with information to call them at 469-474-2700.