Santa Rosa police are investigating the four people found dead in a home during a welfare check Wednesday afternoon as homicides.

Four people were found dead inside a Santa Rosa home on Wednesday afternoon, the Santa Rosa Police Department tells KRON4. Around 3:07 p.m., officers entered a home located on the 200 block of Monarch Court.

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Four people were found dead at a Santa Rosa home during a welfare check Wednesday afternoon, and authorities say they are investigating the case as a homicide. At about 3:07 p.m., officers responded to a home on the 200 block of Monarch Court to check on the residents,