April 06, 2021 - 8:22 AM
DALLAS - 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. The bodies were found early Monday by officers performing a welfare check, Sgt. Jon Felty said.
âIt appears that the two brothers had entered into an agreement,â Felty said.
The victims were identified as Altafun Nessa, 77; Iren Islam, 56; Towhidul Islam, 54; and Farbin Towhid, 19.
Felty said the younger brother wrote a lengthy post on social media in which he said he and his brother had a plan to kill their family members and then themselves. He also wrote that all of his decisions were based on weighing pros and cons, including the decision to kill his family.
Six family members of Bangladeshi origin killed in Texas after brothers murder-suicide pact, police said
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Farbin Towhid, 19, who was the younger suspect’s twin sister.
Towhidul Islam, 54, the siblings’ father.
Iren Islam, 56, their mother.
Altafun Nessa, 77, the siblings’ grandmother.
“All members of the Allen Police Department express their condolences to the family and friends involved in this tragic incident,” said a statement from police.
Allen police spokesman Sgt.
Jon Felty previously told Law&Crime that officers went to the home Monday morning for a welfare check after a family friend voiced concern about a person at the residence being suicidal. The younger suspect, Farhan Towhid, left behind a suicide note on Instagram, in which he discussed cutting himself, having depression, and disliking the ending of
Six family members shot to death in Texas after brothers formed murder-suicide pact, police said
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April 6, 2021
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Farhan Towhid, 19, and Tanvir Towhid, 21, shot their parents, sister and grandmother before killing themselves after forming a suicide pact, police said. The grandmother is not pictured.Bangladesh Association of North Texas
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.
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