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Texas murder-suicide – Chilling note reveals how bros, 19 & 21, vowed to kill sister, grandma, parents and themselves
A CHILLING note revealed how Texas brothers, aged 19 and 21, planned to kill their sister, grandmother, parents and themselves.
Officers arrived at a home in Allen, Texas, on Monday morning to find the six family members dead after a friend called police expressing concern.
Farhan Towhid linked to a chilling suicide note on his Instagram page[/caption]
Farhan linked to a Google Doc on his Instagram profile[/caption]
A family friend confirmed to KTVT that the deceased were 19-year-old twins Farhan and Farbin Towhid, their older brother Tanvir, 21, their parents Iren and Towhidul Islam and the children’s grandmother.
When police arrived on the scene early Monday morning, they found all of the victims dead from gunshot wounds. Police confirmed that the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide carried out by the two brothers.
Farhan left a chilling note before he and his older brother carried out the attack, and linked to it in his Instagram profile.
“Hey everyone. I killed myself and my family,” he wrote.
Police said two brothers killed themselves and their family[/caption]
The 19-year-old goes on to detail how he has been battling depression since he began high school, and his brother was as well, so they came up with the plan.
“If we can’t fix everything in a year we’ll kill ourself and our family,” the note says.
Farhan goes on to detail the tragic plan, which involved getting two guns and killing their sister, parents and grandmother before turning the guns on themselves.
“If I killed just myself, they would be miserable,” he wrote. “I love my family. I genuinely do. And that’s exactly why I decided to kill them.”
Police came to the home on a welfare check early Monday morning[/caption]
Farhan detailed years of depression and self-harm in his note, saying that it was difficult to find support when dealing with mental health issues.
Police believe the shootings occurred at some point over the weekend.
The family was part of a tight-knit Bangladeshi community, according to KTVT.
Family-friend Shawn Ahsan told the outlet that he was so shocked after hearing the news he “couldn’t breathe for 20 to 30 minutes.”
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“How could it happen in a community like us?” he asked.
“We’re so close and we visit each other and talk to each other, we have dinner and stuff, but inside the house, his children were unhappy for some reason and one thing led to another.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
