Seven members of the Hernandez family died from high levels of carbon monoxide that were recorded in their home, according to Moorhead, Minnesota Police Chief Shannon Monroe.
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The seven dead people, including three minors, were a couple, their children, an uncle and a nephew. All were natives of the Lindo River, in San Francisco de Yojoa, Honduras.
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The family was found dead Saturday night after loved ones alerted authorities after they had not heard from them since December 16.
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The victims were identified as Marleny Pinto, 34, Belin Hernández, 37; Elder Hernández Castillo, 32; Mariela Guzmán Pinto, 19; Breylin Hernández, 16; Mike Hernández, 7 and Marbely Hernández, 5.
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“Most were in their beds and seemed to be asleep,” Monroe said in a press conference quoted in the Minnesota Star.
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Police rule out criminal activity
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The authorities had ruled out an attack as the cause of deathSince, according to Monroe, they found no evidence of criminal activity.
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The Ramsey County Coroner’s Office released the preliminary results of the autopsy Wednesday, and they found the toxic substance in his blood.
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Officers also found a carbon monoxide detector in the laundry room that was separate from the wall and without a battery. The only sensors that worked in your home were to detect smoke.
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According to the findings released Wednesday, agents also found two sources of carbon monoxide in the residence: the boiler, which was in a separate closet inside the garage with an outside air intake, and a Kia truck with a dead battery. and half the tank full.
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The blood tests that are being carried out seek to clarify whether there was hydrogen cyanide in the bodies, which could have originated in the vehicle’s engine. Results can take eight weeks.
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Monroe said Wednesday that city officials will investigate whether the owners of the duplexes that make up the residential complex where the family lived have working carbon monoxide detectors.
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