Who was killed in the Texas murder-suicide?
A FAMILY of six were found dead in their Allen, Texas home the morning of April 5, from an apparent murder-suicide carried out by two brothers.
A chilling note revealed how the brothers, ages 19 and 21, vowed to kill their sister, grandmother, parents and themselves for “attention”.
Who was killed in the Texas murder-suicide?
The family members were identified as grandmother Altafun Nessa, 77, mother Iren Islam, 56, father Towhidul Islam, 54, 19-year-old wins Farhan and Farhin Towhid and their older brother Tanvir, 21.
The family was part of a tight knit Bangladeshi community, according to KTVT.
“When I heard the news I couldn’t breathe for 20 to 30 minutes. How could it happen in a community like us?,” family friend Shawn Ahsan told the outlet.
“We’re so close and we visit each other and talk to each other, we have dinner and stuff, but inside the house… his children were unhappy for some reason and one thing led to another.
“We are heartbroken. I don’t know what else to say… ”
When police arrived on the scene they found all of the victims dead from gunshot wounds.
Police confirmed that the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide carried out by the two brothers.
“Apparently two brothers made an agreement to commit suicide and ended up taking the entire family with them,” police Sgt Jon Felty told The Dallas Morning News.
Cops said that a social media post by one of the victims said that he made a pact with his brother to kill his family and commit suicide.
Which two brothers carried out the murder-suicide?
Farhan left the chilling note before he and his older brother, Tanvir, carried out the attack, and linked it on his Instagram profile.
“Hey everyone. I killed myself and my family,” he wrote. “If I’m going to die, I might as well get some attention.”
The 19-year-old goes on to detail how he has been battling depression since he began high school, and his brother was as well, so they came up with the plan.
“If we can’t fix everything in a year we’ll kill ourself and our family,” the note says.
Farhan goes on to detail the tragic plan, which involved getting two guns and killing their sister, parents and grandmother before turning the guns on themselves.
“If I killed just myself, they would be miserable,” he wrote. “I love my family. I genuinely do. And that’s exactly why I decided to kill them.”
Farhan detailed years of depression and self-harm in his note, saying that it was difficult to find support when dealing with mental health issues.
What did friends say about the family?
Ahmad Hossain, who lives about a block away, told The Dallas Morning News that the family was originally from New York but moved to the neighborhood seven or eight years ago.
Hossain said Nessa lived in Bangladesh and was visiting the family.
The grandmother was scheduled to go back home a week before the killing but wasn’t able to travel because of Covid-19.
“It’s sad that happened to her, if she’d gone, she [would have survived],” he told the outlet.
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Sahnewaz Hossain, Ahmad’s wife, said she got to know Iren Islam well through a religious class.
“The mom always talked about the boys, how they’re good in studies, how they’re getting into good schools with scholarships,” she said.
“Every time I would come home, I’d tell my kids how good they were doing. They were a fun-loving, simple family.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.