TAMARAC, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Tamarac.
Officials responded to the scene in the 5800 block of Hampton Hills Boulevard, Thursday.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office said their homicide unit is investigating a shooting that killed one man and one woman.
Police received a hang-up 911 call, which led them to the gruesome discovery.
One neighbor told 7News what she heard as deputies arrived to the home in the early morning hours.
“The Sheriff’s Office screaming loud, ‘Come here, come here. It’s safe,’ and at that point, we see four young kids running out of their condo area,” said a woman with blonde hair. “You could tell something changed in tone, like ‘Come here, come here.'”
The children were seen exiting the home, the eldest child being a 10-year-old boy.
“He was holding the little infant maybe 2 or 3 months I would say,” said the woman.
Before officials arrived, residents of the community said they knew something was wrong.
“I woke up around 2:45 in the morning. I woke up by three loud bangs. In the back of my head was, I don’t know, gunshots maybe,” said the woman.
“We saw the SWAT teams out here pointing their guns,” said a man in a black shirt.
Thursday evening, officials could be seen leaving the home with child supplies like diapers and loved ones grieving.
The children who had ran from the home are said to be safe, although residents said they feel otherwise.
“I don’t feel comfortable anymore,” said a man in a white cap. “I don’t know where to go.”
“We knew the family in there. They were extremely nice people, lovely people,” said the man in a black shirt.
Neighbors told 7News the family had a foster child and an adopted child along with their own children and that they were wonderful parents.
“When we moved in, she introduced herself and asked what the kids like, brought gifts for our kids,” said a woman who asked not to show her face.
“We knew the family, nice people, lovely people,” said the man with a black shirt.
“It’s an image I’ll always have: I see the little feet dangling as he’s trying to hold the baby as he’s running across the street. It was heartbreaking,” said the woman with blonde hair.
A loved one was seen leaving the home and when asked for any comment, he said, “Believe in love.”
Deputies said this remains under investigation.
The identities of the deceased and children have not been released at this time.
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