SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — The Shaker Heights Police Department is investigating the deaths of four people on Sunday.
Officials responded to a home in the 18000 block of South Woodland Road around 2 p.m. after receiving a call requesting a welfare check. Once inside, police found the bodies of four people, which includes two adults and two teens.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office identified the four people on Monday as follows:
- 58-year-old Regina Tobin
- 57-year-old John Tobin
- 15-year-old Graham Tobin
- 15-year-old Natalie Tobin
John Tobin was Vice President of Development in the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals. "We are saddened by this tragic event and have offered counseling to those who had worked with him," UH said in a statement to 3News.
"We are devastated by this tragic news," Gilmour Academy school officials told 3News in a statement Monday morning. "Graham was a member of our incoming freshman class and expressed so much positive anticipation during last week's freshman orientation. Our prayers are with the entire extended Tobin family."
“Our hearts are broken. Natalie came to Laurel in the Eighth Grade—a bookworm, scholar and volleyball player, she was a gentle, warm and thoughtful friend, looking forward with joy to Upper School,” said Ann V. Klotz, Head of Laurel School in a statement to 3News. “In the face of tragedy, the loss of a child is devastating, and the sudden and horrific loss of a family is excruciating. Our counseling team will be available to support our girls as the school processes its sorrow. The Laurel Community holds the extended Tobin family and Natalie’s friends in our hearts.”
Officials have not given a specific cause of death. There were no signs of forced entry at the home, police report.
The incident is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide. There are no additional suspects at this time.
On Monday afternoon, a prayer service for Graham Tobin was held at Gilmour Academy. You can watch in the player below: