Houston ISD police performed a welfare check at a home in the 7600 block of Bankside Drive around 8 p.m. after no one picked up an 8-year-old child from school.
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When police arrived, investigators said the circumstances appeared "dangerous," so they went inside.
Officers requested the Houston Police Department also respond to the scene.
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"They made entry into the house. Once they got in the house, they found an adult female deceased from apparent blunt trauma," Lt. Larry Crowson said. "They found a male who appears to be deceased from a self-hanging."
Investigators believe it may have been a murder-suicide.
The 8-year-old was taken into the care of HISD police officers.
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