By Aaron Sharp and Associated Press PUBLISHED: 02:59 EST, 23 September 2013 | UPDATED: 16:28 EST, 23 September 2013 Criminal history: Israel Alverez, 33, was arrested for family violence on September 11 and now police believe he shot his family before killing himself A couple and their three children have been found dead inside their Texas home in what police now believe is an apparent murder-suicide. The father of the slain children, Israel Alvarez, was arrested on a domestic assault charge less than two weeks before his body and that of his wife Guadalupe Ronquillo-Ovalle and their three young children were discovered.
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A couple and their three children- ages 4, 8 and 12- were found shot to death inside their Texas home
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Police believe it was a murder-suicide as the father, Israel Alverez, was arrested for a domestic assault charge less than two weeks ago
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Sheriff said they are not looking for a suspect outside of the home
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Alverez's father was the one to call 911 and report the deaths
No divorce filings or requests for a restraining order were filed, and @placeholder did not ask for a protective order, according to records.