You've heard the stories,,,People killing their whole families because of the bad economy, job loss, stress, foreclousures, etc.

Sadly another family has died.

Troopers: Four found dead in Mount Airy home

Four people have been found dead in a house in Mount Airy , Maryland State Police said.

Spokesman Greg Shipley said troopers found the four, two adults and two children, about 5:30 p.m. today in a single-family home in the 300 block of Contour Road.

Troopers went there because of a 911 call from a family friend who became concerned after not hearing from them for a few days.

Shipley said the friend went to the home, looked in the window, saw a body and called police.

Shipley said the four are believed to be part of one family.

Frederick County State’s Attorney Charlie Smith said he had talked to the investigator in charge, and a shotgun was involved. According to Smith, it appeared to police that the man shot his wife, the two children and the family dog before shooting himself.

Smith said neighbors told investigators they had seen children playing outside the house only a few hours before the scene was discovered.

Police on the scene have not confirmed any details.

According to the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation website, the property is owned by Charles L. and Jennifer A. Dalton. A kitchen construction business is listed at the address, Imagine Millwork. Contact information for that business on its website lists Chuck Dalton.

Neighbors confirmed the Daltons lived in the house.

A for sale sign sits outside the home, near to a basketball hoop. A minivan is parked in the drive, a four-wheel-drive Jeep at the curb.

The home is at the end of the block, according to News-Post reporter Ron Cassie, who is on the scene.

Neighbor Cindy Krauss said she knew the family and described the Daltons as “nice, quiet, kept to themselves.” Ken Matthews said he had known the Daltons for four or five years, since they moved in.

“They’re a great family, great kids,” he said.

Mark Kaplan, also a neighbor, said the evening’s events were devastating, especially in a small town such as Mount Airy .

“This is a very quiet neighborhood,” he said. “It’s hard to see two children die for no reason.”

I am shocked by this...sickened....why??  Because I used to live in this very neighborhood!  Things like this don't happen in this place...but it did.  A NIMBY no more.  I know this house, I knew this family, I know this town, but this doesn't happen there.  Mt. Airy is a quiet rural town of mostly working middle class.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Mount-Airy-Maryland.html

Why?  Why did this happen?

When are our leaders going to wake up and start helping AMERICAN families?  How many more are going to die?