DEER PARK, TX. (THECOUNT) — Ashley Auzenne has been identified as the Deer Park, Texas mother who pulled the trigger, killing her three young children in what police are investigating as a triple murder-suicide, according to reports.

Auzenne, 39, is believed to have shot and killed her three kids before turning the gun on herself, say police, who noted she had finalized her divorce last week.

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Police responded to a New Orleans St residence in Deer Park to perform a welfare check when they discovered three young children all suffering from fatal gunshot injuries.

Police then discovered the body of Auzenne dead of self-inflicted gunshot injuries at the scene.

“Each of them were special and unique in all kinds of amazing ways,” said Murvin Auzenne, the children’s grandfather. “They were talented. They were smart, doing well in school. They were loving.”

Police discovered the bodies and a gun inside the home during a welfare check, reports WLBT.

Geo quick facts: Deer Park is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city is located in Harris County and is situated in Southeast Texas. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Deer Park was 32,010 – Wikipedia.