Publishing date: Apr 06, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read • On early Monday, Allen Police forced their way into the red brick house in Allen, Texas. Inside, they found six people dead: Farhan Towhid, 19; his brother, Tanvir Towhid, 21; his father Towhidul Islam, 54; his mother Iren Islam, 56; his grandmother Altafun Nessa, 77; and his 19-year-old twin sister, Farbin Towhid in an apparent murder-suicide. Photo by SUPPLIED /WASHINGTON POST
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The lengthy note from Farhan Towhid, a 19-year-old Texan, went up on Instagram over the weekend, beginning with an alarming claim: “Hey everyone. I killed myself and my family.”
When a family friend saw the 11-page letter, they quickly called police to request a wellness check, warning that Towhid was suicidal.
Texas: Police Identify 6 People Found Dead In Murder-Suicide Pact
Investigators believe that brothers Tanvir Towhid and Farhan Towhid made a pact to kill their parents, sister and grandmother before killing themselves
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Authorities have identified six people found dead in a suburban Dallas home in what police said was an apparent murder-suicide plot.
The Allen Police Department said investigators believe brothers Tanvir Towhid, 21, and Farhan Towhid, 19, made a pact to kill their parents, sister and grandmother before killing themselves.
Two brothers made a suicide pact. But first, they fatally shot their sister, who was headed to college in the fall, their parents and their grandmother, according to police.
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Brothers created pact before killing 4 family members, themselves in Texas: authorities
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Police stand at the scene on Pine Bluff, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Allen, Texas, where six people were found fatally shot in the suburban Dallas home after police said two brothers made a plan to kill four family members and themselves. (Jason Janik/The Dallas Morning News via AP)AP
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The Allen Police Department said investigators believe brothers Tanvir Towhid, 21, and Farhan Towhid, 19, made a pact to kill their parents, sister and grandmother before killing themselves. The bodies were found early Monday by officers performing a welfare check, Sgt. Jon Felty said.