Four children and two adults were found dead in an upstate New York home, police say. 

The horror was discovered Tuesday evening in the town of Mechanicville, around 20 miles from Albany, when police were called to the John S. Moore Homes apartment complex for a welfare check. 

Mechanicville police said the callers had not heard from the residents for several days, and officers then found the four children and two adults dead inside the apartment.  

Authorities have not yet revealed the identities of those who died, pending notification of their family members. 

A resident in the apartment complex, Megan Reed, 38, told the Times Union that the victims were a mother, her four children, and their grandmother.

Reed said the grandmother lived in an apartment in the same building, and was ‘with (the mother) every single day to help her.’ 

She added: ‘Those kids don’t deserve this.’  

It is unclear how the victims died, but police said there is no further threat to the public at this time. 

Four children and two adults were found dead in a home in Mechanicville, around 20 miles from Albany in upstate New York, on Tuesday 

Police said they found the horrific scene when called for a welfare check, and a resident said the victims were a grandmother and a mother with her four children 

With few details released over how the tragedy unfolded, locals say they have been left stunned by the family’s deaths. 

Another neighbor told Times Union that the grandmother and mother were ‘inseparable’, and were ‘like best friends.’ 

The investigation remains ongoing, and the New York State Police said it is assisting the Mechanicville Police Department in the case.