A FAMILY tragedy is unfolding in San Francisco after four people, including two children, were found dead in a million-dollar mansion.
The deaths are being probed as “suspicious” after police were called to the house on Wednesday afternoon.
Four family members were found dead inside a San Francisco mansion on Wednesday[/caption]
Cops responded to a welfare check in the wealthy Westwood Highlands neighborhood at around 1:23 pm.
The four family members were pronounced dead at the scene.
The three-bedroom house sold for $1.35 million in 2014 to married couple Paula Truong and Thomas “TR” Ocheltree, according to property records.
The couple had two daughters, who neighbors said were between 8 and 12 years old, reported ABC affiliate KGO.
It’s unclear if Truong, Ocheltree, and their children are the four victims.
“This is a very rare occurrence in this neighborhood,” SFPD Officer Robert Rueca told Fox affiliate KTVU.
“This area rarely sees any type of activity close to this.”
There is no threat to the community, police said.
Sources told KTVU the incident is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide, but police officials have only called it suspicious.
The causes of death are unclear.
‘QUIET FAMILY’
Neighbors on Monterey Boulevard are rattled by the news and described a typical suburban family living at the house.
“We didn’t hear anything or notice something unusual,” neighbor Belinda Hanart told the outlet.
“They were a quiet family.”
She told KGO that there was nothing out of the ordinary in the days leading up to the tragedy.
“Our bedroom is on their side, and we have two dogs,” Hanart said.
“There was no noise, nothing, and I think it was the most disturbing part, we didn’t hear anything. Nothing. We knew it was a family of four with two girls.
“The older one was probably 12 to 13 years old and a dog, and it was a very normal family with a normal family routine.”
PROPERTY HISTORY
It’s unclear if the Ocheltree and Truong family was still living at the house at the time of the deaths.
In February 2024, the couple defaulted on their mortgage and were sent an official notice warning them of the foreclosure process.
The house was then bought in a public auction by a lender.
Truong and Ocheltree appeared to take out multiple loans to pay the lender for the house, property records showed.
Police are still investigating the deaths.
