The four people, who were found dead inside their home, not far from the residence of the US Vice President Joe Biden, have been identified as the house owner, Savvas Savopoulos, 46, his wife, Amy, 47, the couple’s 10-year-old son, Philip, and a 57-year-old housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, of Silver Spring, Md.
According to D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier, three of the victims had blunt-force or sharp-object wounds and the house apparently was intentionally set on fire.
Firefighters are beginning process of boarding up the Savopoulos home where yesterday's arson & homicides happened pic.twitter.com/Uu16GGjrG1
— Tom Roussey (@tomrousseyABC7) 15 мая 2015
“Evidence collection will go on for several days,” Lanier said. “There’s still a lot more we don’t know.”
The couple’s car, a blue 2008 Porsche 911, was found burning in Prince George’s County on Thursday evening. Police say it was still unclear who had been driving the vehicle.
New details: NW DC fire was intentional; 2 of 4 victims ID'd as Savvas and Amy Savopoulos http://t.co/PWBgJf6KRr pic.twitter.com/zyZr7avCZQ
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) 15 мая 2015
So far there is no evidence to suggest a forcible entry into the home.
Savvas Savopoulos was the president and chief executive of Hyattsville-based American Iron Works, his Facebook page says he also worked for Sigma Investment Strategies in Puerto Rico.
The couple also had two teenage daughters who were at their boarding school at the time of the tragedy.
