Police discovered the bodies Thursday in the expansive home near Lake Minnetonka in Greenwood, Minnesota, after going to the home on a welfare check.

Cole Short, 17, Madison Short, 15, and Brooklyn Short, 14, had attended Minnetonka High School, where counseling was available Friday for students struggling with the deaths.

Their bodies, along with those of their parents, were found in different parts of the Saint Albans Bay home, according to the Star Tribune.

The notice posted Thursday night referred to the incident as “a very tragic loss for the extended families, and this nursing community”, according to Fox News.

Brian Short’s Facebook page reveals interests in his family, nursing and wildlife around Lake Minnetonka.

The Tribune continued to report that the victims suffered “traumatic” injuries.

Aside from saying there was no danger to the public, police also declined to detail the apparent murder-suicide, which left interim South Lake Minnetonka Police Department Chief Michael Siitari all but speechless.

Siitari says the youngsters didn’t present up for college this week. “Everybody is in shock”, Plocek said. It last sold in September 2011 for $2 million to a husband and wife, according to Hennepin County property records.

“Remind teens that no one knows what happened exactly or why, and we may never know”, the statement read.

What led to one family ending their lives?

Brian Short had been a cardiac nurse and went on to become a successful entrepreneur.

Among the many photos posted on the social media site are pictures of the Shorts on vacation in Mexico previous year, his daughter playing soccer and a birthday celebration for the family’s dog.