Two children and two adults were found dead inside a home in Lorain Sunday morning, according to the Lorain Police Department.
Around 10 a.m., police responded to a call about dogs at large at a home on East 9th Street, police said.
Upon checking the property, police said they found the residence unsecured and entered the home. When entering, they found two young children and two adults dead.
Jason Van Wagnen has lived in Lorain his whole life. He said he often saw law enforcement outside the apartment.
"It's terrible, terrible," said Van Wagnen. "There’s always been trouble over there, especially in the last 6 to 8 months. Lots of dogs, lots of issues. The sheriff’s always been over there."
Van Wagnen said he even encountered the man who lived in the apartment at a bar down the street.
"He came in one time that I was here; he came in really angry for whatever reason and got pushed back out because he had anger issues, I’m pretty sure," Van Wagnen added.
Ages and names have not yet been released, and LPD is not looking for additional suspects. Lorain Police said they are evaluating evidence and are waiting on information from the coroner's office before more details become available.
"It hurts, it really hurts, but hopefully, this puts a focus of what’s really going on in this city, and maybe we need to try and prevent this stuff from happening," said Van Wagnen. "When you're having issues happening all the time, and no one is doing anything about it, that's a problem."
Their cause of death is unknown at this time, and this story will be updated as more information is learned.
