TOMBALL, Texas - The four Houston-area children who were found dead along with their grandfather at a home in Centerville, Texas, were students at Tomball ISD.The victims were identified as 66-year-old Mark Collins, 18-year-old Waylon, 16-year-old Carson, 11-year-old Hudson, and 11-year-old Bryson.Houston Crime Stoppers, along with family friends of the Collins family, hold a news conference after four children and a grandfather were killed likely by escaped Texas inmate.The district sent a letter to families on Friday morning sharing the news.
Tomball ISD is offering grief counseling to students affected by the tragedy.MORE: Escaped Texas inmate Gonzalo Lopez fatally shot during chase after allegedly killing family of 5Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety say during a search for Texas capital murder inmate Gonzalo Lopez on Thursday in the Leon County area where he escaped custody on May 12, officers received a call from a concerned family member saying they had not heard from an elder relative.Gonzalo Lopez was on the run in a stolen white Chevrolet Silverado (Photo courtesy of Texas DPS) That's when authorities went to the home and found the four children and their grandfather murdered.
It's believed Lopez, 46, killed them before he took off in a white Chevrolet Silverado.ORIGINAL STORY: $50,000 reward offered to find Texas capital murder inmate who escaped while being transportedLaw enforcement spotted the stolen vehicle south of San Antonio in Jourdanton, where they ended in a gunfight with the driver, later identified as Lopez.
He was shot and killed in the incident.Here is the letter Tomball ISD sent to families:Tomball ISD Family,It is with sadness and a heavy heart that I share the devastating.