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HCSO investigating possible murder-suicide in San Marcos
The Hays County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible murder-suicide in San Marcos which resulted in the deaths of an adult man and 2 young children.
SAN MARCOS, Texas - The Hays County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible murder-suicide in San Marcos.
According to HCSO, deputies responded to a child custody call at a home in the 900 block of Boulder Bluff just after 9:30 a.m. The caller told deputies that her boyfriend had taken her two young daughters, a six-month-old and a two-year-old, and left with them.
A family member later told the deputies about a body on the ground outside the home. Deputies immediately took all the family members in the house to a secure location on the property and went to check on the body, says HCSO.
Once outside, deputies found the body of a man with an apparent gunshot wound and the bodies of two children nearby. An autopsy has been ordered for all three.
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HCSO says this is an ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Hays County Sheriff's Office at 512-393-7896 to speak with the Criminal Investigations Division.
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