Police: Moorhead family members died from carbon monoxide toxicity
Detectives found a carbon monoxide detector in a laundry room cabinet detached from the wall and with a battery removed.
By Jenny Berg Star Tribune
December 22, 2021 — 6:07pm
Seven Moorhead family members found dead Saturday in their duplex died of carbon monoxide poisoning, Police Chief Shannon Monroe said Wednesday.
Police found the Hernandez family during an evening welfare check after relatives had not heard from them since Dec. 16, Monroe said during a news conference.
"Most were in their beds and appeared to be sleeping," he said.
The victims were Belin Hernandez, 37; Marleny Pinto, 34; Breylin Hernandez, 16; Mike Hernandez, 7; Marbely Hernandez, 5; Eldor Hernandez Castillo, 32, who was Belin's brother; and Marleny's niece, 19-year-old Mariela Guzman Pinto...