Greg Toppo

USA TODAY

Police in Troy, N.Y., are investigating the deaths of four people found Tuesday in the basement of a home, calling them a possible quadruple homicide.

The building's landlord found the victims in a basement apartment just after noon, local media reported.

Troy Police Capt. Daniel DeWolf told reporters the four victims were all members of the same family. The building's property manager was among the dead, he said.

Police did not immediately reveal the victims' identities or ages.

State police were assisting in the investigation.

DeWolf said the deaths "appear suspicious," The (Albany) Times Union reported. "It's horrible, terrible, sad," he said. "Especially at this time of year."

Troy, the home of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is located across the Hudson River from Albany, the state capital, and about 150 miles north of New York City.

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