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

A homicide investigation is underway Wednesday after four people were found dead inside a home in Santa Rosa, officials said.

Police found found bodies inside a home located in a senior citizen community in Santa Rosa. No cause of death has been released. Police said there was no ongoing threat to public safety.

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.

A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run on Highway 101 in Santa Rosa Saturday night, the California Highway Patrol said.

Officers were sent to the Santa Rosa home for a welfare check on residents who had not been seen for several days, police said. When officers investigated, they discovered four deceased people.

Four people were found dead inside a residence in Santa Rosa, police said Wednesday afternoon. At 3:07 p.m., police said officers entered a home on the 200 block of Monarch Court to check on residents who had not been seen for several days and found the dead people.

Santa Rosa police have not said who called in the welfare check, what the cause of death is for the four people or if they are related. A fire crew also responded to the scene. Sa