Mom Slain in Chicago Shot Several Times; Kids, Parents Stabbed

One of the family members found slain in a South Side home on Thursday suffered multiple gunshot wounds, the rest were stabbed, according to autopsy results released by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

The bodies were discovered in a home in the 5700 block of South California Avenue in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood.

The cause of death for the older couple, their adult son, and the two young boys was attributed to “multiple sharp and blunt force injuries due to assault.”

The adult daughter died from multiple gunshot wounds.

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The medical examiner will not provide names or ages of the deceased until official identifications have been made and each is identified by a case number.

Relatives identified the six family members as Rosa Hernandez and Noe Martinez, who were in their 60s; their adult son and daughter, Noe. Jr. and Herminia; and Herminia’s two young sons, Alexis and Leonardo.

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Police believe the bodies were there at least two days before being discovered during a wellness check on Thursday. The find is being investigated as a homicide.

The medical examiner said in a news release that no additional information would be provided pending the ongoing homicide investigation.