Sheriff’s Office: family found dead in East Orange County home

Orange County, Fla. — An investigation is underway in Orange County after a family of four was found dead inside a home Thursday night in a suspected murder-suicide, according to Sheriff John Mina.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent assigned to the Orlando International Airport reportedly shot and killed three family members before turning the gun on himself, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to the home on Corner Glen Drive Thursday evening after the agency said it had not heard from their employee for a while, Sheriff Mina said during a news conference. According to the Sheriff, some of the residents of the home had not been seen since last week.

Mina said their preliminary investigation has revealed the man shot and killed his wife and two teenage sons, before turning the gun on himself. He was reportedly a Customs and Border Protection agent working at Orlando International Airport.

Their names have not been released.