BONANZA, Ark. — The Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) is investigating three deaths reported on South 1st Ave. in Bonanza.

A release from SCSO said that around 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 3, dispatch received a call about a welfare check. Bonanza Police Department and SCSO responded.

Two workers at the home reportedly helped law enforcement enter, where they found a woman and two children dead, each with gunshot wounds, SCSO said in a statement on Thursday, Dec. 4.

The woman was identified as 40-year-old Charity Beallis, and the identities of the children have not yet been released.

SCSO said the bodies of all three have been sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab.

According to SCSO, interviews have taken place and search warrants have been executed, and more are expected in the future as

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