During a welfare check at a North Texas Home, a devastating scene met police, as they entered the home on Thursday afternoon.
Authorities suspect a murder-suicide, after taking in evidence of two young girls and their parents.
Marcus Buchanan (36), and his wife Rita Buchanan (34), were discovered next to two girls (ages 13 and 3). They were all fatally shot upon investigation inside their home on 300 block of Kathy Lane in Granbury.
A neighbor that lives directly across the street says the adults worked from home and all four had moved to Granbury from Las Vegas about six months ago.
The neighbor Crystal Blanchard said, “None of heard anything. Nobody in the neighborhood heard any gunfire whatsoever, especially four rounds.Marcus was the happiest guy. He always talked. He always hung out with us.”
Police have not made a final decision at this time, but are definitely leaning towards the incident being a murder-suicide.
“Who does that to a child? Those children were innocent. They didn’t deserve that,” Crystal said.
Marcus didn’t have a criminal background, but Rita was charged with disorderly conduct in Henderson, Nevada in 2014.
Child Protective Services did not clarify if the family had a history with them. The Granbury Police Department said there are no updates on the investigation as of Sunday morning.
Investigators haven’t said who they suspect caused the deaths, but they said there was no evidence that anyone else was involved.
Granbury is a city of about 11,000 residents about 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Police were sent to the home on Thursday at around 2.45pm.
Blanchard, the neighbor, says she last saw Marcus on Wednesday afternoon. She says the 13-year-old became fast friends with her daughter Maddison.
“She was always over for dinner or snacks or movie night,” she said. “I mean no, there was never any indication that anything was wrong.”
Maddison added: “I don’t even know how to deal with it because, like I said, it’s shocking. It’s something that I wouldn’t ever expect.”
Neighbors told KDFW that they watched while police combed through the home for 12 hours after finding the bodies on Thursday.
In 2019, Rita posted about her husband on Facebook.
“Every relationship has its ups and downs, smiles and frowns. But through the flaws and all i love him. He is a great daddy to all of our kids and more. We accept our wrongs and turn them into rights.. “
“EVERY ONE OF US IS FLAWED! BUT WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS WILLING TO STICK WITH YOU, GROW, AND CHANGE KEEP THEM!!! not everyone is willing nor accepting. I love you my husband…”
Kayeleagh Goltl, who went to school with the 13-year-old, said she last saw the teen at school on Tuesday. “She was always happy on the bus. I didn’t expect it,” said Goltl.
The Buchanans seem to have made their mark in the neighborhood in the short time they lived there.
“We saw the trampoline in the backyard, and it was triggering just knowing it will never be jumped on again, they won’t be playing in the backyard again,” neighbor Madison McVay told.
It was not stated if the welfare check was just a normal follow up or if it was because there were issues within the family. Also, the speculation that drugs might have been an issue, and that’s why they moved from Las Vegas, has been unfounded.
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