4 people, including 2 children, found dead in San Francisco home; police calling it 'suspicious'

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A coroner's truck was surrounded by white sheets as officials worked late into the night to take away the bodies of four people found dead inside a San Francisco home Wednesday afternoon.

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Shortly after officers confirmed the gruesome discovery, there were tears from those who showed up to the scene.

Police called the deaths suspicious and a "criminal action," but this appears to be an isolated incident and there is no general threat to the public.

Officers say two of the four people found dead are kids. Neighbors ABC7 News spoke with are heartbroken.

"I was just coming back from school, and I heard it from my mom and you know, my heart dropped," said Teo Brouwers, who lives next door.

"I don't have the words right now; I'm in a bit of shock. We are in shock, it's a tragedy, and we're thinking about the family. We are processing the information right now," said Belinda Hanart.

Hanart and her family live next door to the home where the bodies were found, not too far from City College of San Francisco.

She says she didn't notice anything out of the ordinary in recent days. Officers found the bodies after responding to a call for a welfare check.

"Our bedroom is on their side, and we have two dogs," Hanart said. "There was no noise, nothing, and I think it was the most disturbing part, we didn't hear anything. Nothing. We knew it was a family of four with two girls. The older one was probably 12 to 13 years old and a dog, and it was a very normal family with a normal family routine."

Police are still not saying what happened, but they did confirm that crimes were committed inside the home. They also say there is no threat to the community.

Investigators were asked if an attacker or assailant could have been one of the four found dead in the home.

"That is a possibility. We're not confirming any of that at this time but that is a possibility of this incident," said SFPD Officer Robert Rueca.

"We heard them more than we saw them, and it was just normal family life, like kids in the garden trying to get the dog inside, and having barbecue for summer nights, that's it, just like us," said Hanart.

The names of the victims have not yet been released.