SEVEN family members, including three children, were found dead inside a Minnesota home of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The tragic family was discovered by worried relatives who went to their home in Moorhead to check on them Saturday night.
Neighbors say the children were seen last Friday.
“This is an absolute horrible tragedy, made even more poignant since it is close to the holidays,” said Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson in a statement on Wednesday.
“My heart aches for the family and friends who received this devastating news over the weekend. Our community mourns with them during this heartbreaking time.”
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office in St. Paul examined blood samples from the family. An official says those tests showed lethal levels of carbon monoxide.
The family was identified as, parents Belin Hernandez, 37 and Marleny Pinto, 34 – and their three children, Breylin Hernandez, 16, Mike Hernandez, 7, and Marbely Hernandez, 5.
Belin’s 32-year-old brother, Eldor Hernandez Castillo, and Pinto’s niece, Mariela Guzman Pinto, 19, also died.
They were immigrants from Honduras who all lived in the home together, police said.
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Relatives say the family was in the US between three and eight years.
Alan Pinto, a cousin, served as a translator for his relatives. He said the family was happy to be in America but now believes their lives will never be the same after this tragedy.
“I’m trying,” Pinto, 14, said when asked how he was doing. “It’s hard."
The Moorhead Area School District is preparing assistance to help support students following the tragedy.
A GoFundMe page has been created to help the family with funeral expenses.
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