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We hope to learn new information Monday in the death investigation of a West Des Moines family.Saturday morning, police say four members of the Sunkara family were found shot to death.Autopsies will determine the exact causes of death.It was revealed Sunday that the father worked as an IT personal at the Department of Public Safety.The Iowa DCI is assisting West Des Moines Police in the investigation.PREVIOUSLYAuthorities have identified four people found dead inside a West Des Moines home Saturday morning.Officers with the West Des Moines Police Department were sent around 10 a.m. to the 900 block of 65th Street, where they found the bodies.Police identified the bodies as 44-year-old Chandrasekhar Sunkara, 41-year-old Lavanya Sunkara, a 15-year-old boy and a 10-year-old boy.Police said they all died of apparent gunshot wounds but an autopsy has been scheduled to determine the exact cause of death.The Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed Chandrasekhar Sunkara was an IT professional employee in the Technology Services Bureau for the the department."Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the Sunkaras," said the DPS in a statement."This tragedy will impact family, friends, co-workers, anyone that knew this family," Sgt. Dan Wade said in a news release. "We are continuing to work through this investigation. We will follow through until we have answered as many questions as the evidence allows. We are confident, though, that there is no continuing threat to the community."Authorities said other family members – two adults and two children – were staying at the home as guests. When the victims were discovered, one of the survivors ran outside looking for help.Wade said the survivor found someone walking through the neighborhood and that person then called 911.The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is assisting in the investigation.Check back with KCCI-TV, kcci.com or our mobile app for developments to this story.