An 8-Year-Old Was Left at School. When Police Tracked Down His Parents, They Were Both Dead

Officers responding to the family’s Houston residence 'saw something that led them to believe the circumstances inside the house were dangerous'

After the parents of a Texas 8-year-old failed to pick them up from school, authorities made a grisly discovery at the family's home.

Police, upon arriving, found the child's parents dead inside their home in an apparent murder-suicide.

Officers responding to the family’s Houston residence Tuesday “saw something that led them to believe the circumstances inside the house were dangerous,” HPD Lt. Larry Crowson said, according to local news outlet KHOU-TV .

"Once they got in the house, they found an adult female deceased from apparent blunt trauma and they found a male that appears to be deceased from self-hanging," he said.

The 34-year-old female victim was found dead in the dining room, while the 54-year-old man was discovered hanging in the game room, according to police.

Their identities have not yet been released and a motive remains under investigation.

The 8-year-old was turned over to Child Protective Services.