Crime & Safety

Family Found Dead in Herndon Home

Police say there "appears to be no threat to public safety."

Fairfax County Police are investigating the death of four family members inside a Herndon home Tuesday morning.

Officer Bud Walker, a spokesperson for the department, said police were called at 10:37 a.m. Tuesday for a welfare check at the home, located in the 13300 block of Point Rider Lane in Herndon, VA.

Upon arrival, officers found four family members dead inside the home.

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Homicide and crime reconstruction detectives have blocked off the area to investigate Tuesday afternoon, Walker said.

Next of kin has not been notified, Walker said, "but there appears to be no threat to public safety."

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