Overview
- Deputies performing a Feb. 6 welfare check at a residence on Banyan Track Way in Ocala found two adults and two children deceased inside.
- Officials identified the victims as Yohan Sanchez, 33; Rebeca Santos, 37; Michael Melendez, 15; and Samuel Sanchez, 2.
- The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says detectives suspect carbon monoxide exposure based on the preliminary investigation.
- The official cause and manner of death remain pending autopsy and toxicology results from the Medical Examiner’s Office.
- Relatives and community members have mourned the family, noting Sanchez’s Coast Guard Reserve service and launching a fundraiser, while the teen attended Ocala Christian Academy.